A leopard seal in Antarctica, Hydrurga leptonyx, #25573

A leopard seal in Antarctica. The leopard seal is a large predatory seal, up to 1300 lb and 11 ft in length, feeding on krill, squid, fish, various penguin species and other seabirds and occasionally, other pinnipeds. Cierva Cove, Antarctic Peninsula, Hydrurga leptonyx, natural history stock photograph, photo id 25573
A leopard seal in Antarctica. The leopard seal is a large predatory seal, up to 1300 lb and 11 ft in length, feeding on krill, squid, fish, various penguin species and other seabirds and occasionally, other pinnipeds. Cierva Cove, Antarctic Peninsula

Species: Leopard seal, Hydrurga leptonyx
Location: Cierva Cove, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25573
Format: Digital 16:9
Keywords: animal, animalia, antarctic peninsula, antarctica, caniformia, carnivora, chordata, cierva cove, hydrurga, hydrurga leptonyx, leopard seal, leptonyx, mammal, mammalia, oceans, phocidae, pinniped, southern ocean, vertebrata, vertebrate
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