Leopard Seal
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Phocidae
Hydrurga
Hydrurga leptonyx
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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The Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) is a seal belonging to the family Phocidae. It is the only species in its genus. Leopard Seals are the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic (after South...
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Learn all you wanted to know about leopard seals with pictures, videos, photos, facts, and news from National Geographic. Like their feline namesakes, leopard seals are fierce predators. They are the most formidable hunters of all the seals and the only ones that feed on warm-blooded prey, such as other seals.
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Wildlife of Antarctica - Leopard Seals. Facts, characteristics, habits and habitat. Leopard seals have a muscular, somewhat reptilian head, with a sinuous neck, highly arched back and long powerful flippers. The body is dark grey above and light grey below and they have white throats with black spots.
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A photographer falls under the spell of Antarctica's leopard seals. Big, fast, sleek, and lethal, leopard seals prowl for penguins along the edges of...
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Nov 12, 2009 Face-to-Face with a Leopard Seal. 7653 views. phmadeira · Signs of Climate Change 2008 Leopard Seals - Antarctica 2008/09. 7617 views...
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Leopard seals are top predators in the Antarctic; the only animal that preys upon them is the killer whale. Their favorite food is penguin, which comprises 87 percent of their diet. Leopard seals hunt in shallow waters by hiding under overhanging edges of ice and ambushing penguins, who have to brave the dangerous...
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Leopard seals are top predators in the Antarctic; the only animal that preys upon them is the killer whale. Leopard seals favorite food is penguin, which comprises 87 percent of their diet. The Crittercam leopard seal video describes the delicate relationship between leopard seals and penguins. Students will consider...
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