™™Common name: Leopard Seal
Scientific name: Family Phocidae:
Genus species: Hydrurga leptonyx
 | Size |
The average size of an adult leopard seals can reach lengths up to 3 meters (9.8 feet). Large leopard seals can weigh 450 kg (992 lb). Pups are about 1 meter (3.2 feet) long and can weigh about 30 kg (66 lb).
| What do they eat? |
They eat many species of penguins, weddell seals, crabeater seals, antarctic fur seals, seabirds, krill and fish.
| What eats them? |
They may be eaten by killer whales.
| Leopard seal Highlights: |
Leopard seals are fierce predators. When their mouth is open they look almost lizard-like. With their powerful jaws they hunt and eat many of the animals found in the Antarctic - from krill to other seals.
These pretty seals have silvery fur on their throat and underside(belly). The fur on their back is a dark gray to almost a bluish color.
Although they are found mostly around the pack ice of the Antarctic and subantarctic islands, they have been found off the coasts of South America, Africa, New Zealand and southern Australia.
Leopard seals are a noisy species making a variety of sounds below water.
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