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Focus A leopard seal makes direct eye contact as our boat passes by the iceberg shard it rests on.<br /> Eric Lew &copy; 2013 All Rights Reserved Antarctica,Geotagged,Hydrurga leptonyx,Leopard seal Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

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A leopard seal makes direct eye contact as our boat passes by the iceberg shard it rests on.
Eric Lew © 2013 All Rights Reserved

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
    Lion
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    It would really be awesome if you'd geotag your photos. If I'm not mistaken, you've captured some of these in the artics. The JungleDragon wildlife map currently has no entries there:

    http://www.jungledragon.com/wildlifemap     Posted 11 years ago
  2. View EricWildlifePhoto's profile
    EricWildlifePhoto
    Katipo Spider
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    Done! Posted 11 years ago
  3. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
    Flown Kimmerling
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    What a sweet face! Posted 6 years ago

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The Leopard seal

The leopard seal , also referred to as the sea leopard, is the second biggest species of seal in the Antarctic . 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.. more

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Similar species: Carnivorans
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By EricWildlifePhoto

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Uploaded Apr 26, 2014. Captured Feb 26, 2013 10:31 in Antarctica.
country flag of Antarctica Explore Antarctica 9 5 0
  • SLT-A77V
  • f/5.6
  • 1/640s
  • ISO200
  • 300mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.