Who discovered weddell seals?

Answer 1

Weddell seals were named after the Weddell Sea, which was named in honor of the Scottish sailor James Weddell, who explored the region in the early 19th century. However, the first scientific description of the species was made by the naturalist and explorer John Edward Gray in 1844. While Weddell seals were known to indigenous peoples long before European exploration, their formal identification in scientific literature is attributed to Gray's work.