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 ...

(As an added benefit, the extra speed helps the penguins avoid predators such as leopard seals.) The key to this talent is in the penguin’s feathers. Like other birds, emperors have the capacity ...

they are also known to hunt penguins, pinnipeds, fish, and cephalopods. In modern times, there have been only a handful of sightings from South Africa, both dead and alive, of leopard seals ...

Antarctica, despite its harsh conditions, is home to unique species like leopard seals, emperor penguins, and icefish. These animals exhibit remarkable adaptations for survival, from the emperor ...

Leopard seals are solitary animals that inhabit the ... They will eat anything from penguins to other seals, fish, squid and crustaceans. British Antarctic Survey (BAS) director Chris Rapley ...

Paul was not the only mammal lying patiently in wait on the edge of the Ross Sea, Antarctica, to greet the explosion of emperor penguins. Leopard seals – measuring up to three and a half metres long – ...

Private's big heart overcomes his instinct to flee as he helps a stranded young leopard seal get from New York back to her home in Antarctica. The rest of the team (plus stowaway King Julien ...

Not only are leopard seals dependent on sea ice for breeding, moulting and resting, their main prey, penguins and krill, are reliant on it too. The shrinking Antarctic sea ice is allowing fishing ...

Leopard seals Leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx ... where strength and endurance are essential for survival and procreation. Emperor penguin The Emperor penguin is the largest penguin species ...