Leopard Seals
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Leopard Seals are amazing animals and are known for their spotty coats. Leopard seals scientific name is hydrarga.
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Leopard Seals look fascinating. Leopard seals have furry, grey and black skin with spotted patterns. Leopard Seals can grow up to 3 Metres tall and can weigh up to 350 kilograms. Leopard Seals Have extremely sharp teeth.
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Leopard Seals are mostly found in the warm seas of Antarctica but when they are not in the waters they are mostly found on pack-ice.
Leopard Seals eat penguins and young crab eater Seals but they rely mostly on krill as their primary food source. Leopard Seals are carnivores and very successful predators.
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Leopard Seals move into the ocean and use their hind flippers to swim. When they want to go back to shore they use their claws to climb back onto the ice.
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Leopard Seals dig a hole to live for 9 months of pregnancy in summer. Sometimes male leopard Seals fight small groups over females to mate with.
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Leopard Seals are beautiful, interesting and smart. Humans need to protect Leopard Seals against modern dangers to make sure they survive an important and a special part of the Antarctic ecosystem.