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The skull of the leopard seal. The leopard seal has a distinctively long and muscular body shape when compared to other seals. The overall length of adults is 2.4–3.5 m (7.9–11.5 ft) and their weight is in the range 200 to 600 kilograms (440 to 1,320 lb), making them the same length as the northern walrus but usually less than half the weight.
The leopard seal is known to prey on many other species, especially the crabeater seal. Leopard seals typically target crabeater pups, particularly from November to January. Older crabeater seals commonly bear scars from failed leopard seal attacks; a 1977 study found that 75% of a sample of 85 individual crabeaters had these scars.
Plus, if you had bothered to read the article fully, there has been only one leopard seal fatality officially reported, thereby making your statement that leopard seals are vicious, extremely dangerous animals that kill humans sort of false.--Mr Fink 06:49, 31 January 2013 (UTC) (edit conflict) In short, see WP:NOR and WP:UNDUE. Most large ...
The seals can live for as many as 35 years in the wild while dealing with predators like orcas and larger leopard seals. ... The animals can dive below the ocean’s surface, reaching depths of ...
This unlikely animal friendship has been a beloved tale among animal lovers since going viral in 2020, but the ratings guru behind We Rate Dogs gave the duo some love on March 4, 2024--over 4 ...
The seals can live for as many as 30 years in the wild, while dealing with predators like orcas and larger leopard seals. ... The animals can dive below the ocean’s surface, reaching depths of ...
Four seal species are estimated to have over one million members, while six are classified as endangered with population counts as low as 600, and two, the Caribbean monk seal and the Japanese sea lion, went extinct in the 20th century.
According to DOC, Owha is "the longest tracked leopard seal in the world". [1] In order to track her movements, and the movements of other leopard seals, DOC helped modify a phone app used to report Hector's dolphin sightings so that it can accept reports of other marine species. [14]