The 100kg seal first subdued the 15kg penguin by lying on it.
The penguin flapped its flippers and attempted to stand and escape - but to no avail.
The seal then alternated between resting on the penguin, and thrusting its pelvis, trying to insert itself, unsuccessfully.After 45 minutes the seal gave up, swam into the water and then completely ignored the bird it had just assaulted, the scientists report.
Why a fur seal would indulge in such extreme sexual behaviour is unclear.
I know why... Interspecies Erotica. Not just related to donkey shows in Mooby's anymore.
In all seriousness though, the article is pretty interesting. The animal kingdom seems to be a lot more perverted than one would have you think. Apparently "sexual harassment" is common among animals in the same species, but this is the first recorded harassment between two different classes of vertebrae.
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