Walruses Attack Spectacled Eiders Wintering in Pack Ice of the Bering Sea

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Lovvorn, James R., Wilson, Joseph J., McKay, David, Bump, Joseph K., Cooper, Lee W., Grebmeier, Jacqueline M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2010
• Subjects: Bering Sea; heligimbal camera system; marine mammal predation on birds; pinniped predation on birds; predator avoidance; spectacled eider; walrus; mer de Béring; appareil héligimbal; prédation d’oiseaux par des mammifères marins; prédation d’oiseaux par des pinnipèdes; évitement des prédateurs; eider à lunettes; morse; Morse; Arctic; banquise; Mer de Béring; Odobenus rosmarus; walrus*
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63705

We observed walruses (Odobenus rosmarus) pursuing spectacled eiders (Somateria fischeri) within pack ice of the Bering Sea, 70–90 km from the nearest land. We used both direct observations from a helicopter and a heligimbal camera system that can film animals from a helicopter at high altitudes. The...