leopard seal
noun
: a spotted slate gray seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) especially of antarctic and subantarctic waters that feeds chiefly on krill, other seals, penguins, and fish
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What leopard seals eat varies depending on the time of year and prey availability.
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Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2024
See humpback whales, leopard seals, and gentoo, Adélie, and chinstrap penguins, or watch icebergs float by and go hiking through Antarctica's untouched landscape.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2023
That was how Erich Fitzgerald met Sabine the leopard seal.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2012
The leopard seal is a semi-aquatic mammal and an apex predator in Antarctica.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 29 July 2022
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Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2024
See humpback whales, leopard seals, and gentoo, Adélie, and chinstrap penguins, or watch icebergs float by and go hiking through Antarctica's untouched landscape.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2023
That was how Erich Fitzgerald met Sabine the leopard seal.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2012
The leopard seal is a semi-aquatic mammal and an apex predator in Antarctica.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 29 July 2022
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“Leopard seal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leopard%20seal. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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