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.

Attacked by a ferocious leopard seal, plunging into a bottomless crevasse, lost overnight in a near-hurricane-force blizzard, poisoned slowly by carbon moxonide. These four dizzying tales of ...

A marine biologist at the British Antarctic Survey has been killed by a leopard seal as she snorkelled. The seal attacked Kirsty Brown without warning and dragged her underneath the water as she ...

Matthew Smith (UK/Australia) carefully photographs a curious leopard seal beneath the Antarctic ice. It was late in the day and Matthew had to work quickly in the fading light. He squeezed into his ...

(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 ...