Leopard seal (redirect from Hydrurga leptonyx)
The leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx), also referred to as the sea leopard, is the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic (after the southern...
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strategies to capture and eat prey. For example, the leopard seal, Hydrurga leptonyx, uses grip and tear feeding to prey on penguins, suction feeding to...
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(link){{cite iucn}}: old-form url (help) Acosta, G. & Lucherini, M. (2015). "Hydrurga leptonyx". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015. Retrieved 2020-06-13...
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together known as the lobodontine seals. These include the leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx), the Ross seal (Ommatophoca rossii), and the Weddell seal (Leptonychotes...
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main predator of the chinstrap penguin at sea is the leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx). Every year, the leopard seal causes the chinstraps population to...
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antarctica). The seals of the Antarctic Ocean include leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx), Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii), the huge southern elephant...
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Boveng PL (1999). "Hunting and social behavior of leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) at Seal Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica". Journal of Zoology...
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Amblonyx as name for a subgenus for otters with short, obtuse claws. Lutra leptonyx proposed by Thomas Horsfield in 1824 were two adult small-clawed otters...
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Signy Island (redirect from Hydrurga Cove)
Cummings Cove. South of Cummings Cove is Hydrurga Cove, named by UK-APC after the leopard seals, Hydrurga leptonyx, that commonly frequent the cove. The...
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where weaned pups have been attacked and killed by leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) and New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri), exclusively small...
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