Photo Of The Month

May 2025

This is a featured photo of the month. I will try and update this monthly with a favorite photo.

  • Common Name: Weddell Seal
  • Scientific Name: Leptonychotes weddellii
  • Date Taken: January 25, 2001
  • Location: Brown Bluff, Antarctica
  • Photographer: Howard Cunningham

  • Weddell Seals are circumpolar in the Southern
    Hemisphere, and have the southermost range of any
    seal. They are most abundant on fast ice, but are
    also found in pack ice zones. They weigh 400 to 600 kg.
    and have a lifespan of 20 to 30 years. They can
    dive as deep as 600 m. under the ice. Their diet
    is mainly marine creatures including fish,
    crustaceans, squid and prawns. They are preyed upon
    by Orcas and Leopard seals.