Leptonychotes weddellii - #137
Weddell Seal
Oblique view
Geographic Distribution
Coastal fast ice areas of Antarctic continent and adjacent islands. Vagrant populations: Argentina, Australia, Chile, Falkland Isls, Macquarie Isl, New Zealand, Uruguay.
Order/Family
Phocidae
Genus
Leptonychotes
Specific Epithet
weddellii
Image Location
McMurdo Sound, Antarctica
Image Date
1971
Photographer
C M Drabek