A leopard seal similar to the one pictured was found dead and then decapitated at Monkey Island in western Southland.Brent Tandy / Supplied A dead leopard seal left to naturally decompose on ...

Seals belong to a group of marine mammals called Pinnipeds. There are over 30 different seal species separated into three ...

The notorious leopard seal is well-known for its imposing set of sharp teeth. With their unique way of capturing and eating their prey, leopard seals need their strong teeth to tear and crush their ...

When humans started exploiting the rich waters around the Antarctic, they dramatically altered a once pristine environment. Over a century on after people arrived in Antarctica, researchers are now ...

Caimans are generalist feeders and will eat snakes. As anacondas get larger ... Matthew Smith carefully photographs a curious leopard seal beneath the Antarctic ice. Matthew used a specially ...

Cute but deadly? Leopard seals are the adorable but dangerous predators taking Antarctica by storm. Leopard seals are the only seals that hunt and kill warm-blooded prey, including other seals.

These animals have a more diverse diet than semi-aquatic feeders. Leopard seals eat a diverse diet due to their ability to switch between types of prey depending on availability. This enables them to ...

with numerous giant top predators eating large prey, unlike modern ecosystems where a few apex predators -- such as great white sharks, orca and leopard seals -- dominate. Khinjaria had powerful ...

Try lifting those weights around. Leopard Seal Diet: What Do Leopard Seals Eat? Leopard seals may be best known for their diet of penguins, but as generalist predators, they enjoy prey from all ...

Leopard seals however, are more problematic to relocate - "they've got a big set of teeth, and a rather large jaw, and they have been known to eat other seals and also there is one occasion where they ...

Leopard seals are fascinating creatures to observe ... The skull size of this seal is relative in size to a bear. These seals like to eat fish, cephalopods, and crustaceans. There is only one species ...

Leopard seals are named for their spotty coats. Like their big cat namesakes, these Antarctic mammals are carnivores. They have one of the most varied diets of any seal. A large part of this is made ...