The leopard seal is named for its black-spotted coat. The pattern is similar to that of the famous big cat, though the seal's coat is gray rather than golden in color. This seal is sometimes ...

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A marine biologist at the British Antarctic Survey has been killed by a leopard seal as she snorkelled. The seal attacked Kirsty Brown without warning and dragged her underneath the water as she ...

It is at this site that the first leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) specimen was recently recovered from a Pleistocene and Holocene zooarchaeological assemblage along South Africa's coast.

Home to leopard seals, among the most elegant marine mammals, this Antarctic dive spot earns top marks for its photogenic ...

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Attacked by a ferocious leopard seal, plunging into a bottomless crevasse, lost overnight in a near-hurricane-force blizzard, poisoned slowly by carbon moxonide. These four dizzying tales of ...

National Geographic/Bertie Gregory One tense scene that forced Gregory and his crew to think quick on their feet was an encounter with a leopard seal in the third episode. “I don’t really find ...

This photo shot by remote-controlled aircraft saved scientists the time and cost of capturing, immobilizing and weighing wild leopard seals. A new study found the drone photos just as effective at ...

So it was a big surprise to discover wild leopard seals feeding alongside one another while eating king penguins at South Georgia, a remote island in the southern Atlantic Ocean. On top of this ...

Matthew Smith (UK/Australia) carefully photographs a curious leopard seal beneath the Antarctic ice. It was late in the day and Matthew had to work quickly in the fading light. He squeezed into his ...

An icy world is in meltdown, amid penguin population shifts An icy world is in meltdown, amid penguin population shifts Leopard Seals Are Bullies, Thieves, New Video Shows Leopard Seals Are ...