Evidence for feeding on seabirds by the Southern Ocean ommastrephid squid <em>Todarodes filippovae</em>

<p>A unique and rare event of consumption of a seabird (aviphagy) was recorded for a Southern Ocean squid in Australian waters. Petrel remains were identified in the stomach contents of a large (518 mm Mantle Length, 3.4 kg) female ommastrephid squid, <em>Todarodes filippovae </em>(Adam 1975) captured off the southern coast of Tasmania, Australia. The remains were identified as to being from either a fairy prion<em> Pachyptila turtur </em>or white-faced storm petrel <em>Pelagodroma marina</em>. This unique observation expands the evidence for aviphagy recorded in other cephalopods to now include squid.</p>