Feral cats steal milk from northern. Elephant Seals
Feral cats abound at Isla de Guadalupe; they forage on birds, mice, and placental tissue as well as carcasses of northern elephant seals ( Mirounga angustirostris ), Guadalupe fur seal ( Arctocephalus townsendi ), California sea lions ( Zalophus californianus ) and stranded cetaceans such as Cuvier’...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2010 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. |
| Repositorio: | Redalyc-CIAD |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:redalyc.org:402336261005 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=402336261005 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Biología milk Feral cats Isla Guadalupe northern elephant seal |
| Sumario: | Feral cats abound at Isla de Guadalupe; they forage on birds, mice, and placental tissue as well as carcasses of northern elephant seals ( Mirounga angustirostris ), Guadalupe fur seal ( Arctocephalus townsendi ), California sea lions ( Zalophus californianus ) and stranded cetaceans such as Cuvier’s beaked whale ( Ziphius cavirostris ). We have found that feral cats are also drinking elephant seal’s milk, stealing it directly from the teats of nursing females. The amount of energy obtained this way might be significant for feral cats in the northern elephant seal rookeries on the island. |
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