'Sex pest' seal attacks penguin

Maverick · May 2, 2008

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Now we have a better understanding of Fearless behavior -rotfl
By watching animals -rotfl

'Sex pest' seal attacks penguin

By Matt Walker
BBC

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 penguin"
Nico 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.
Equally, it might be been an aggressive, predatory act; or even a playful one that turned sexual.
"At first glimpse, we thought the seal was killing the penguin," says Nico de Bruyn, of the Mammal Research Institute at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Pinniped behaviour
The brazenness of the seal's behaviour left those who saw it in no doubt as to what was happening.
De Bruyn and a colleague were on Trypot beach at Marion Island to study elephant seals when they noticed a young, adult male Antarctic fur seal, in good condition, attempting to copulate with an adult king penguin of unknown sex.
The 100kg seal first subdued the 15kg penguin by lying on it.
The penguin flapped its flippers and attempted to stand and escape - but to no avail.

The seal then alternated between resting on the penguin, and thrusting its pelvis, trying to insert itself, unsuccessfully.
After 45 minutes the seal gave up, swam into the water and then completely ignored the bird it had just assaulted, the scientists report.
Why a fur seal would indulge in such extreme sexual behaviour is unclear.
Sexual coercion among animals is extremely common: males of many species often harass, coerce or force females of their own kind to mate, while animals are also known occasionally to harass sexually a member of a closely related species.
Harassment is common among pinnipeds, the group of animals that includes seals, fur seals, and sea lions; and occasionally it happens between related species.
Male grey seals have been known to harass and mate with female harbour seals, for example, producing hybrids.
"Sexual harassment is often more commonplace in non-monogamous mating systems, and in species where males are physically much larger than the other sex and thus physically capable of coercion or harassment," says de Bruyn.
But this is thought to be the first recorded example of a mammal trying to have sex with a member of another class of vertebrate, such as a bird, fish, reptile, or amphibian.
'Too young'
Chinstrap penguins occasionally indulge in homosexual behaviour, and adelie penguins sometimes "prostitute" themselves to get stones for nest-building; while one in seven emperor penguins will change partners from one year to the next.
But generally, king penguins lead straightforward sex lives: males and females pair up for years on end.
Marion Island is the only place in the world where Antarctic fur seals are known to hunt king penguins on land, so the idea that the fur seal was trying to eat the object of its attention made sense.
"But then we realised that the seal's intentions were rather more amorous."
The researchers speculate that the male seal was too young to win access to female seals, and in a state of sexual excitement, looked elsewhere.
But the mating season was nearly over when the incident took place, leading the scientists to also wonder whether the seal's natural predatory aggression toward the bird became redirected into sexual arousal.
Equally, the incident may have arisen because the seal was "play-mating".
"It was most certainly a once-off and has never previously or since been recorded anywhere in the world to our knowledge," says de Bruyn. The penguin did not appear to have been injured by the seal, the scientists report.
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Airree · May 3, 2008

haha that's distrubing.. but hilarious at the dame time. I can't believe the penguin wasn't injured

[N] · May 3, 2008

oh shit animal rape!!!! and across species also haha....lol if the penguin was male, the seal looked for the wrong hole muahahhahhaha.....funny ass shit man.

mr_evolution · May 3, 2008

Looks like nothing much to do in Antarctica

don · May 3, 2008

hahaha animals are prettty naughty sometimes lol -lol

fearless_fx · May 3, 2008

shit, someone call heidi klum

BigM · May 3, 2008

lol, Funny fur seal

In a couple more years, it should be hunting for penguins, hopefully still not sleeping with em

Phil · May 3, 2008

haha, shit shit shit man, ANimal Rapists , now the Birdie is violated

moor_moth · May 3, 2008

For those people who use nature as a reason for allowing different sexual preferences... well, the categories have just been extended. Beastiality FTW!!

shadowchi · May 3, 2008

Chinstrap penguins occasionally indulge in homosexual behaviour, and adelie penguins sometimes "prostitute" themselves to get stones for nest-building

The seal only wanted to join in -lol, I wonder if he paid up

Flames · May 3, 2008

Talk about interspecies erotica...

KaY_xD · May 3, 2008

oh jeez.......looks pretty awesommME

hem · May 3, 2008

ehhhh...i must say that seal needs a doctor.lolz

Maverick · May 3, 2008

hem said: ↑

ehhhh...i must say that seal needs a doctor.lolz
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Is there a veterinarian in da house -rotfl

RockkxD · May 3, 2008

Rofl, that's strange, i wouldn't even believe an Seal will go for a King Peguin.

ProjectD · May 3, 2008

thats a bit... disturbing...

Phil · May 3, 2008

haha , next Incident is Pa members assulting each other haha

Akki · May 4, 2008

LMFAO, wow....... seal was trying alternatives.... lol only live once.....

Airree · May 4, 2008

KaY_xD said: ↑

oh jeez.......looks pretty awesommME
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lol you want in on the action or something?

Chibi12 · May 4, 2008

wow, that seal must have been very desperate and horny!! Penguin def. didnt appreciate it much thou lol!

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