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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.
