The leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx), [Here As Sea Leopard (Stenorhynchus leptonyx)] also referred to as the sea leopard, is the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic (after the southern elephant seal). Its only natural predator is the killer whale. It feeds on a wide range of prey including cephalopods, other pinnipeds, sharks,[5] krill, birds and fish. It is the only species in the genus Hydrurga. Its closest relatives are the Ross seal, the crabeater seal and the Weddell seal, which together are known as the tribe of Lobodontini seals. The name hydrurga means "water worker" and le
The leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx), [Here As Sea Leopard (Stenorhynchus leptonyx)] also referred to as the sea leopard, is the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic (after the southern elephant seal). Its only natural predator is the killer whale. It feeds on a wide range of prey including cephalopods, other pinnipeds, sharks,[5] krill, birds and fish. It is the only species in the genus Hydrurga. Its closest relatives are the Ross seal, the crabeater seal and the Weddell seal, which together are known as the tribe of Lobodontini seals. The name hydrurga means "water worker" and leptonyx is the Greek for "thin-clawed". Natural History artwork from the book ' The mammals of Australia ' by John Gould, 1804-1881 Publication date 1863 Publisher London, Printed by Taylor and Francis, pub. by the author Volume 3 (1863)
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