Weddell seal - Wikipedia
Weddell seals are the second most abundant species of Antarctic phocid, after the crabeater seal. The most recent estimate suggests a population of about 202,000 female seals, based on high-resolution satellite images from November 2011 that cover the full habitat range of …
Weddell Seal - National Geographic
Get a peek at the amazing Weddell seal, which can dive 2,000 feet below the chilly waters of the Antarctic and stay under for 45 minutes.
Weddell Seal - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
The Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) is a relatively large and abundant true seal with a circumpolar distribution surrounding Antarctica. The Weddell seal was discovered and named in the 1820s during expeditions led by British sealing captain James Weddell to the area of the Southern Ocean now known as the Weddell Sea.
Weddell seal | Antarctic, Sub-Antarctic, Ice-Diving | Britannica
Weddell seal, (Leptonychotes weddellii), nonmigratory earless seal (family Phocidae) found around the South Pole, on or near the coast of Antarctica. The Weddell seal is a rotund animal that grows to about 3 metres (10 feet) in length and about 400 kg (880 pounds) in weight; the female is larger.
Weddell seal - Australian Antarctic Program
Weddell seals have a circumpolar distribution and are coastal, staying around the fast ice and venturing only 15–20 km into the Southern Ocean to feed. Weddell seals haul-out onto the fast-ice to rest and moult, and for females to pup. Weddell seals are incredibly placid sedentary animals.
Weddell Seal Facts and Information | United Parks & Resorts
Weddell seals live around Antarctica in the Southern Ocean. They are the world’s southern-most breeding mammal. A small population lives all year on South Georgia. Weddell seals are present at many islands along the Antarctic Peninsula that are seasonally ice-free.
Weddell Seals - Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition
Weddell seals are prodigious divers, capable of plunging over 2000 feet (over 600 m) and staying underwater for up to 80 minutes at a time. They are also excellent navigators, able to find their way to food sources and back to their point of origin, even in 24-hour darkness.
Weddell Seal Science Home
Weddell seals of Antarctica and the ecological study of this southernmost mammal on earth, including videos, images, audio, and information on one of the longest running population studies ever of a long-lived mammal.
Weddell Seals ~ MarineBio Conservation Society
Weddell seals, Leptonychotes weddellii (Lesson, 1826), aka Leptonychotes weddelli, are known for their loud underwater calls that can be heard above the ice! The species is named after Captain James Weddell who first spotted these seals and documented them in the 1820s.
Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) - Pinnipeds
Weddell seals are excellent divers and feeding dives to depths of 200-400m for periods of up to 15 minutes are common. Adult seals suffer little from predation due to their inaccessible location in fast ice and heavy pack ice regions.
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