Facial view of a Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) during a close encounter, Astrolabe Island, Antarctica, seal has large scar un

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Facial view of a Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) during a close encounter, Astrolabe Island, Antarctica, seal has large scar under the jaw

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Size: 3030px × 4256px
Location: Antarctica
Photo credit: © Steve Jones / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: antarctic, apeks, apex, earless, elysium, expedition, hydrurga, leopard, leptonyx, life, mammalia, mammals, marine, peninsula, phocidae, pinnipedia, pinnipeds:, predator, seal, seal:, seals:, true