Leptonychotes weddellii - #706
Weddell Seal
Close-up of head of young
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
1977
Photographer
J Thomas