So it was a big surprise to discover wild leopard seals feeding alongside one another while eating king penguins at South Georgia, a remote island in the southern Atlantic Ocean. On top of this ...

Leopard seals had always been considered an Antarctic species, residing predominantly within the pack ice. Births were always thought to occur on the ice flows surrounding the continent.

This carnivorous nature makes them different from many other seals that feed on fish or krill. Leopard seals are very efficient at hunting in both water and on ice, and their ability to tackle a ...

Some even mistook the leopard for a seal. Local residents of Panzhihua ... the animals shed the excess weight through adjustments in feeding, improvements in the environment and increased exercise.

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 ...