Leopard seals remain mostly a mystery given the limited ... ‘norm’, but that they are in fact regularly giving birth on land much further north. Dr Ingrid Visser, also from the University ...

Indeed, although this is a frozen land with no terrestrial mammals ... 7 animals that thrive in harsh conditions of Antarctica Leopard seals Leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) are among ...

While often seen on land, polar bears are strong swimmers that hunt seals by stalking them on sea ice, making them a lethal marine predator. A top predator in the Antarctic, the leopard seal’s ...

The sample was submitted by a vet who had been monitoring a sickly-looking leopard seal on Oreti Beach, Invercargill, on New Zealand's South Island. The device was in good condition "considering ...