Scientists Capture Unique Footage Of Seals Attempting To Mate With Penguins
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ASTONISHING footage reveals an enormous seal forcing itself onto a king penguin. Four separate observations were made of individual Antarctic fur seals sexually assaulting adult king penguins as they tried to resist. The rare video was captured on Marion Island, in the sub-Antarctic Indian Ocean, from 2006 to 2012 and is the only documentation of the strange occurrence. South African scientists Ryan Reisinger, William A. Haddad, Tristan Scott, Marthán Bester and Nico de Bruyn, from the South African National Antarctic Programme, University of Pretoria, came across the unusual behaviour by chance as they conducted research on seals and killer whales. They say the reason behind the seals’ actions cannot be concluded due to a lack of evidence. However learned behaviour or the shortage of female mates due to population growth in the area may lead the seals to display sexual aggression towards the birds.
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