Abstract
THE recent illegal slaughter of grey seals in the supposed interests of the Cornish fishermen directs attention to the diet of seals. On what do they usually feed? On fish, as the fishermen and their friends assert, or on some of the other creatures which abound in the waters of the ocean?
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on SpringerLink
- Instant access to the full article PDF.
USD 39.95
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Nansen “Hunting and Adventure in the Arctic”, p. 267.
Brown, R., “On the Seals of Greenland”, Proc. Zool. Soc., Land., p. 411; 1868.
Kumlein, L., “Report of the Howgate Polar Expedition”.
Malmgren, Arch. Naturg., p. 75; 1864.
Chapman Spencer, “Watkins's last Expedition”, pp. 116, 134, 223 and 280.
Wilson, E. A., “National Antarctic Expedition”, 11, 13, 28, 36, 44 and 45.
Matthews' “Discovery” Report on the Natural History of the Elephant Seal.
Steven, G. A., “A Short Investigation into the Habits, Abundance, and Species of Seals of the North Cornwall Coast”, J. Mar. Biol. Assoc., 19, No. 2, 489–502; May 1934.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
GRAY, R. Diet of Seals. Nature 135, 473 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/135473a0
Issue date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/135473a0
