An Antarctic fur seal has been filmed trying to have sex with a king penguin on a beach on Marion Island, a sub-Antarctic island that is home to both species.
Two scientists, who witnessed the incident and captured it on camera, said they believed that it was the behaviour of a frustrated, sexually inexperienced young male seal.
The 45 minute-long incident, according to the BBC, has been reported in the Journal of Ethology.
"At first glimpse, we thought the seal was killing the penguin," said Dr Nico de Bruyn of the Mammal Research Institute at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, who photographed the incident.
The penguin, which weighed about 15kg, flapped its flippers and attempted to escape, but the 100kg seal subdued it by lying on it, he said.
It alternated between resting on the penguin and thrusting its pelvis, trying to insert itself unsuccessfully.
It gave up after 45 minutes, swam into the water and then completely ignored the bird that it had just assaulted, the scientists reported.
This is thought to be the first recorded example of a mammal trying to have sex with a member of another class of vertebrae, such as a bird, fish reptile or amphibian, the BBC said.
Omg, the penguin tio raped!!!
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