- The
leopard seal (Hydrurga
leptonyx), also
referred to as the sea leopard, is the
second largest species of seal in the
Antarctic (after the
southern elephant...
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Grallator ["GRA-luh-tor"] is an
ichnogenus (form
taxon based on footprints)
which covers a
common type of small, three-toed
print made by a
variety of...
- seal's pups are an
important component of the diet of
leopard seals (H.
leptonyx). The
genus name of the
crabeater seal, Lobodon,
derives from
Ancient Gr****...
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Amblonyx as name for a
subgenus for
otters with short,
obtuse claws.
Lutra leptonyx proposed by
Thomas Horsfield in 1824 were two
adult small-clawed otters...
- antarctica). The
seals of the
Antarctic Ocean include leopard seal (Hydrurga
leptonyx),
Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii), the huge
southern elephant seal...
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Leopard seal (Hydrurga
leptonyx)
Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii)
Crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophagus) Ross seal (Ommatophoca rossi)...
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Leopard seal (Hydrurga
leptonyx)
Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii)
Crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophagus) Ross seal (Ommatophoca rossi)...
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Leopard seal (Hydrurga
leptonyx)
Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii)
Crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophagus) Ross seal (Ommatophoca rossi)...
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strategies to
capture and eat prey. For example, the
leopard seal,
Hydrurga leptonyx, uses grip and tear
feeding to prey on penguins,
suction feeding to consume...
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Leopard seal (Hydrurga
leptonyx)
Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii)
Crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophagus) Ross seal (Ommatophoca rossi)...