Antarctic fur seal predation on cephalopods at Marion Island

We report two observations of adult male Antarctic fur seals, Arctocephalus gazella, preying on large octopods at subAntarctic Marion Island during July and August 2008. If Antarctic fur seals take cephalopods opportunistically, as previously suggested, our observations may be a rare event represent...

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Published in:Polar Biology
Main Authors: Reisinger, Ryan R., de Bruyn, P. J.Nico, Pistorius, Pierre A., Bester, Marthán N.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctic Fur Seal
Antarctic Fur Seals
Arctocephalus gazella
Marion Island
Polar Biology
Online Access:https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/469015/
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Summary:We report two observations of adult male Antarctic fur seals, Arctocephalus gazella, preying on large octopods at subAntarctic Marion Island during July and August 2008. If Antarctic fur seals take cephalopods opportunistically, as previously suggested, our observations may be a rare event representing such opportunistic predation.

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