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 ...

Seals belong to a group of marine mammals called Pinnipeds. There are over 30 different seal species separated into three ...

Seals belong to a large clade of semi-aquatic animals called Pinnipeds. This clade also includes sea lions and walruses.

While it’s unlikely you’ll ever encounter one of these apex predators unless you find yourself down in the southern hemisphere, leopard seals wield a fearsome reputation and bite. Leopard seals are ...

Leopard seals are huge, armed with a mouthful of imposing teeth and have a colourful history of run-ins with humans. While their public image isn't great, there are still some gaps in our knowledge of ...

They are so good we thought they deserved to be a post of their own. 1. Wear a leopard seal costume over your dive suit so a leopard seal will ignore you. 2. Disguise yourself by wrapping in seaweed.

Antarctic fur seals need ice-free ground in order to breed. Why are they disappearing? Leopard seals are the only seals that prey on other seal species although fur seals have rarely been on the ...

The prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition has opened at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney.

Their study also showed that leopard seals have the highest cortisol concentrations of any pinniped, including seals, sea lions and walruses. The recent research was funded by a grant from the ...

The combination of the extreme climate in Antarctica, the species' solitary habits and their lethal reputation makes leopard seals one of the most difficult top predators to study on Earth.

Supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation, Kienle and her team’s third published study on the mysterious leopard seal represents a major advance in understanding the behavior of ...