The puncture marks on the 2022 birds were then matched to the teeth of fur seals. Australian fur seals are the largest species of fur seal, bigger than their South African Cape fur seal cousins.

To start with, an adult fur seal is much larger and heavier than a king penguin and there’s a good likelihood that breathing of the penguin could be compromised from the weight of their attacker. But ...

It ain’t pretty, but unfortunately, it’s real: Researchers have recorded multiple instances of Antarctic fur seals attempting to have sex with king penguins.

Scientists have discovered that on a remote subantarctic island in the Antarctic, fur seals are having sex with king penguins. Having sex may be putting it lightly, though.

Firing lead-filled beanbags at fur seals is the latest idea suggested to help protect vulnerable penguins at Kangaroo Island in South Australia. The island's Penguin Centre says it could help ...

A king penguin and fur seals seen on South Georgia Island have mutations that affect how their bodies make various pigments. An oddly colored king penguin stands out in a photograph taken at St ...

Fur seals have been known to engage in sexual acts with penguins in the past, and research dating as far back as 2006 confirms that this is not an uncommon occurrence.

FUR seals on a sub-Antarctic island have been caught having sex with penguins. Scientists are puzzled. The penguins are upset. The odd behaviour, seen on a remote island, was captured on camera ...

Antarctic fur seals have been engaging in shocking behaviour, and have been filmed attempting to have sex with king penguins. In what looks like a horrific ordeal for the penguin, the seal chases the ...