Leopard Seal
eat krill, seals, penguins, fish and cephalopods.
Leopard seals are named after their spotty coat, but they live up to their name and are fearsome hunters. Filling the niche that polar bears hold in the Arctic, they are the top predators of Antarctic… More »
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Seals and Sea Lions question: What does the leopard seal eat? = ANSWER: = Penguins. Fish, Squid, Krill, and Other Seals.
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Species: Leopard Seal; Hydrurga leptonyx The Leopard seal is the largest of the true Antarctic seals. Leopard Seals are the only seals that eat other seals.
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adults eat penguins, fish, squid, sea birds, krill (shrimp-like animals) and smaller seals. Young eat mainly krill. The leopard seal is so-called because of its spotted markings and leopard-like ferocity. It is the largest of the four true seals which live in the Antarctic throughout the year.
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Females are larger than males and may reach 4m and weight up to 450 kg. They are solitary predators and eat just about everything, Left: Amazing video of an encounter between National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen with a leopard seal. The leopard fed penguins to his camera and tried to teach him how to catch preys !
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Common name: Leopard Seal Leopard seals are fierce predators. When their mouth is open their powerful jaws look almost lizard-like. They hunt and eat many of the animals found in Antarctica - from krill to other seals. These pretty seals have silvery fur on their throat and underside (belly).
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Smaller seals probably eat mostly krill, but also squid and fish. Larger leopard seals probably switch to feed on king and emperor penguins, and,
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Northern Fur Seal Research in Alaska; Review of Ribbon Seal Status; Northern Fur Seal, Summer 2008;
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The Leopard Seal has a very large appetite. It eats penguins, young seals, krill, and fish.The only reason this seal shakes a penguin is because it wants to play with its food before dining. This is the only seal known to eat warm-blooded animals.
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