Does the fur seal mate with king penguine?

Can you believe this one? I want to see the video…45 minutes? Seriuosly!??? In an effort to keep their species alive, is it true that these two arctic neighbors are going to start breeding or is it just this ONE rogue fur seal?
The tuxedoed seabirds’ homeland is melting beneath their feet as global warming strikes hard in Antarctica and elsewhere

BBC News link here
‘Sex pest’ seal attacks penguin
By Matt Walker
BBC

An Antarctic fur seal has been observed trying to have sex with a king penguin.

The South African-based scientists who witnessed the incident say it is the most unusual case of mammal mating behaviour yet known.

The incident, which lasted for 45 minutes and was caught on camera, is reported in the Journal of Ethology.

The bizarre event took place on a beach on Marion Island, a sub-Antarctic island that is home to both fur seals and king penguins.

At first glimpse, we thought the seal was killing the penguin
Nico de Bruyn, University of Pretoria

Why the seal attempted to have sex with the penguin is unclear. But the scientists who photographed the event speculate that it was the behaviour of a frustrated, sexually inexperienced young male seal.

Equally, it might be been an aggressive, predatory act; or even a playful one that turned sexual.

“At first glimpse, we thought the seal was killing the penguin,” says Nico de Bruyn, of the Mammal Research Institute at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.

Pinniped behaviour

The brazenness of the seal’s behaviour left those who saw it in no doubt as to what was happening.

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