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May 02, 2008
Fur Seals are Randy Little Bastards
Good Afternoon. Seals are raping penguins now.
An Antarctic fur seal has been observed trying to have sex with a king penguin.The South African-based scientists who witnessed the incident say it is the most unusual case of mammal mating behaviour yet known.
The incident, which lasted for 45 minutes and was caught on camera, is reported in the Journal of Ethology.
The bizarre event took place on a beach on Marion Island, a sub-Antarctic island that is home to both fur seals and king penguins.
(At first glimpse, we thought the seal was killing the penguinNico de Bruyn, University of Pretoria)Why the seal attempted to have sex with the penguin is unclear. But the scientists who photographed the event speculate that it was the behaviour of a frustrated, sexually inexperienced young male seal.
Have a nice day.
(vai warren ellis, bbc news)
Posted by Groonk at May 2, 2008 01:38 PM | Ministry of Animals
