But the leopard seal has a counter move. - The leopard seal's now hiding in this channel that's been left in the ice. - The killer whales stopped to assess the situation.

More information: Emily S. Sperou et al, Individual Specialization in a Generalist Apex Predator: The Leopard Seal, Ecology and Evolution (2025). DOI: 10.1002/ece3.71593.

In this video, we see a young yet still massive leopard seal deciding that a Zodiac inflatable boat is now his property. For reference, this boat is about eighteen feet long, but it looks like a ...

Waterfall Bluff Rock Shelter (WB) (Eastern Cape Province (ECP), South Africa) contains archaeological deposits demonstrating persistent and continuous human occupation spanning from Late Marine ...

A photograph of a leopard seal lunging for a fleeing penguin, shot by Amos Nachoum, has won the top spot at this year’s edition of the World Nature Photography Awards.

TORONTO — The remains of a mansion that likely held high-ranking officials some 4,500 years ago have been discovered near Egypt's Giza Pyramids. Bones from young cattle and teeth from leopards ...

Ghost sharks are being eaten by leopard seals off the coast of New Zealand, providing the first evidence the species utilizes chondrichthyans—fish that have cartilaginous skeletons—as a food ...

Leopard seals have long been thought of as “generalist” predators, feeding on both penguins and other seal species as well as fish, krill, octopus and squid, according to the study.

The male leopard seal produced 65 underwater calls, primarily low- and high-double trills, directed at the female. The female made seven in-air calls, including thump pulses, noseblasts and growls.

Leopard seals have long been thought of as “generalist” predators, feeding on both penguins and other seal species as well as fish, krill, octopus and squid, according to the study.