Hunting and social behaviour of leopard seals ( Hydrurga leptonyx ) at Seal Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Hiruki, Lisa M., Schwartz, Michael K., Boveng, Peter L.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 1999
• Subjects: Environmental Sciences; Antarctic; Austral; South Shetland Islands; Hydrurga; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seal; Antarctica; Arctocephalus gazella; Hydrurga leptonyx; Leopard Seal; Leopard Seals; Pygoscelis antarctica; Seal Island
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usdeptcommercepub/151; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/usdeptcommercepub/article/1145/viewcontent/Boveng_JZL_1999_Hunting_and_social_behavior.pdf

The hunting behavior of leopard seals Hydrurga leptonyx was monitored opportunistically at Seal Island, South Shetland Islands, during the austral summers from 1986/87 to 1994/95. Leopard seals used several methods to catch Antarctic fur seal pups Arctocephalus gazella and chinstrap penguins Pygosce...