Vagrant leopard seal at Tristan da Cunha Island, South Atlantic

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作者：
M. N. Bester
W. A. Bester
M. Wege
R. A. Schofield
T. A. Glass
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[1] University of Pretoria,Department of Zoology and Entomology, Mammal Research Institute
[2] RSPB,undefined
[3] The Lodge,undefined
[4] Sandy,undefined
[5] Tristan da Cunha Conservation Department,undefined
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Polar Biology | 2017年 / 40卷
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Leopard seal; Tristan da Cunha Island; Southern Ocean;
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Leopard seals Hydrurga leptonyx breed in the Antarctic pack ice, but individuals may wander farther north. Only two records exist from Gough Island (40°S, 10°W) situated 360 km to the SW of Tristan da Cunha Island, in the central South Atlantic Ocean. We report the first record from Tristan da Cunha (37°S, 12°W) in September 2016. The juvenile male was lean, in poor condition, and had minor injuries. Its hindquarters were covered in stalked barnacles, which suggest that it had spent a long period at sea.
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页码：1903 / 1905
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