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Leopard Seals Nature Revealed
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[/td][td]Leopard Seals Nature Revealed [/td][td]
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[/td][td] August 6th, 2007
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[/td][td]LeopardSeals are the second largest species of seals in the Antarctic. Nearthe top of the Antarctic food chain, Orcas are their only naturalpredator. Leopard seals can live to 26 years and more.
Large and muscular, bearing dark grey backs and light grey stomachs,their throats are whitish with the black spots which give the sealstheir name. Females are typically larger than the males, about 10 to11.5 feet (3 to 3.5 meters) in length, weighing 800 to 880 pounds (370to 400 kilograms). The bulls are generally about 9 feet (2.8 meters)long and 700 pounds (320 kilograms).
Although they抮e true seals and swim with their hind limbs, theyhave powerful highly developed forelimbs similar to a sea lion, givingthem a maneuverability similar to sea lions and fur seals.
Leopard seals are shallow water hunters, and don抰 dive deep likeother seals of the Antarctic Weddell seals, Ross seals and Elephantseals, which can dive to 1000 feet (300 meters) in search of squid.Leopard seals have unusually loose jaws that can open more than 160degrees allowing them to bite larger prey. Their heads are more similarto a mammal-like 憆eptile |
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