Weddell seal pictures - thumbnails
- Leptonychotes weddelli

Weddell seals are animals of the deep south, they live and breed further south than any other mammal.

What are Weddell seals like?

How do Weddell mothers look after their young?

Isn't it difficult for the pups to survive when they're born onto the ice?

Why do they have such large eyes?

Where are the males when the pups are born and suckling form the mother?

How do Weddell seals manage to survive out on the open ice? How do they get to the sea?

Do the pups take naturally to the water straight away?

Weddell Seals (Leptonychotes wedelli) at breathing holes

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