Sea Leopard

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The leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx), also referred to as the sea leopard, is the second biggest species of seal in the Antarctic (after the southern elephant seal)
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It is most common in the Southern Hemisphere along the coast of Antarctica and on most sub-Antarctic islands, but can also be found on the coasts of southern Australia, Tasmania, South Africa, New Zealand, Lord Howe Island, Tierra del Fuego, the Cook Islands, and the Atlantic coast of South America. It can live 26 years, possibly more.

Leopard seals are predators, feeding mainly on other seals, penguins, fish and krill. Killer Whales are the only known, albeit infrequent, natural predators of leopard seals.

Along with all of the other earless seals, it belongs to the family Phocidae, and is the only species in the genus Hydrurga.

The name hydrurga means "water worker" and leptonyx is the Greek for "small clawed".

woody2858 Uploaded by woody2858 on Apr 26, 2014. Sea Leopard - Desktop Nexus Animals Download free wallpapers and background images: Sea Leopard. Desktop Nexus Animals background ID 1736437. The leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx), also referred to as the sea leopard, is the second biggest species of seal in the Antarctic (after the southern elephant seal)
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It is most common in the Southern Hemisphere along the coast of Antarctica and on most sub-Antarctic islands, but can also be found on the coasts of southern Australia, Tasmania, South Africa, New Zealand, Lord Howe Island, Tierra del Fuego, the Cook Islands, and the Atlantic coast of South America. It can live 26 years, possibly more.

Leopard seals are predators, feeding mainly on other seals, penguins, fish and krill. Killer Whales are the only known, albeit infrequent, natural predators of leopard seals.

Along with all of the other earless seals, it belongs to the family Phocidae, and is the only species in the genus Hydrurga.

The name hydrurga means "water worker" and leptonyx is the Greek for "small clawed". 4.1