Killer whale predation on an Antarctic minke whale in the northern Antarctic Peninsula

dc.contributor.authorSeyboth, Elisa
dc.contributor.authorBassoi, Manuela
dc.contributor.authorDe Lima, Renan C.
dc.contributor.authorDo Prado, Jonatas Henrique F.
dc.contributor.emailelisa.seyboth@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-04T07:36:35Z
dc.date.available2024-09-04T07:36:35Z
dc.date.issued2024-07
dc.descriptionADDITIONAL FILE : A video with the recording of the predation event described is made available at https://mega.nz/ folder/VjMhka6I#7KJGqj2xcguvIIbVQIXwdA.en_US
dc.description.abstractWe describe the seldom observed event of a group of type A killer whale (Orcinus orca) predating on an Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) in austral summer 2019. A pod of 11-13 individuals was observed – and documented by photographs and video – as they killed and fed on the minke whale in the Bransfield Strait, northern Antarctic Peninsula. The pod was being observed for about one hour, when some killer whale’s individuals were noticed to be performing hunting behaviour. This lasted about 10 minutes, at the end of which the minke whale was killed. Three different species of seabirds were observed feeding on the minke carcass. A video of the encounter is provided.en_US
dc.description.departmentMammal Research Instituteen_US
dc.description.departmentZoology and Entomologyen_US
dc.description.librarianhj2024en_US
dc.description.sdgSDG-14:Life below wateren_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCNPq (National Council for Research and Development) and CAPES (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel).en_US
dc.description.urihttps://www.scielo.br/j/aabc/en_US
dc.identifier.citationSeyboth, E., Bassoi, M., De Lima, R.C. & Do Prado, J.H.F. 2024, 'Killer whale predation on an Antarctic minke whale in the northern Antarctic Peninsula', Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, vol. 96, art. e20230731, pp. 1-5, doi : 10.1590/0001-3765202420230731.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0001-3765 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1678-2690 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1590/0001-3765202420230731
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/98008
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAcademia Brasileira de Ciênciasen_US
dc.rightsCreative Common - by 4.0. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_US
dc.subjectKiller whale (Orcinus orca)en_US
dc.subjectBalaenoptera bonaerensisen_US
dc.subjectOrcinus orcaen_US
dc.subjectPredatoren_US
dc.subjectSouthern Oceanen_US
dc.subjectType A killer whale dieten_US
dc.subjectAntarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis)en_US
dc.subjectSDG-14: Life below wateren_US
dc.titleKiller whale predation on an Antarctic minke whale in the northern Antarctic Peninsulaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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