Spectacled porpoise
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The spectacled porpoise is a small to midsize porpoise indigenous to the Southern Ocean. It is one of the most poorly studied cetaceans, partly due to its remote range in the Southern Ocean. What litt
Stranded male spectacled porpoise nearby Dunedin in New Zealand
Leopard seal
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The leopard seal, also referred to as the sea leopard, is a long and muscular seal native to the Southern Ocean of Antarctica and southern Patagonia. It is the second largest species of seal in the An
Spectacled porpoise
…may shed more light on their range and habitat use, however no studies have been conducted to date. The spectacled porpoise is likely prey for sharks, leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) and killer whales (Orcinus orca). In Tierra del Fuego, it has been observed that scavenging birds such as kelp gulls will target…
Antarctic Sound 2016 Brown Bluff–Leopard seal 04
The skull of the leopard seal
A leopard seal resting on ice
A leopard seal displaying its teeth