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Are there leopard seals in the Antarctic?

Updated: 8/17/2019
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yes, they are the earless seals,they are the only seals that hunt penguins.
The leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx), also referred to as the sea leopard, is the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic (after the southern elephant seal).
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