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Thus, the crabeater seal, with the most specialized sieve-like dental features, is the only seal that feeds predominantly on Antarctic krill, while the leopard seal is the only seal which actively preys on other seals and penguins, while still retaining the ability to filter-feed on krill.
Crabeater seals can raise their heads and arch their backs while on ice, and they are able to move quickly if not subject to overheating. Crabeater seals exhibit scarring either from leopard seal attacks around the flippers or, for males, during the breeding season while fighting for mates around the throat and jaw. [3]
English: Crabeater seals (Lobodon carcinophagus), native to the coast of Antarctica. The seal species feed on krill (Antarctic shrimp species). Adult animals are up to 3 meters long and weigh up to 200 kilograms. Seen near the Almirante Brown Station.
A crabeater is an animal species that feeds on crabs. It may refer to: Cobia, a species of fish which also is commonly called crabeater; Crabeater seal, a species of seal; Crabeater gull, also known as Olrog's gull; Crab-eating fox, a canid species; Crab-eating raccoon, a raccoon species; Crab-eating mongoose, a mongoose species; Crab-plover, a ...
Antarctic krill is the keystone species of the Antarctic ecosystem beyond the coastal shelf, [22] and provides an important food source for whales, seals (such as leopard seals, fur seals, and crabeater seals), squid, icefish, penguins, albatrosses and many other species of birds. Crabeater seals have even developed special teeth as an ...
Four seal species are estimated to have over one million members, while six are classified as endangered with population counts as low as 600, and two, the Caribbean monk seal and the Japanese sea lion, went extinct in the 20th century.
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The earless seals, phocids, or true seals are one of the three main groups of mammals within the seal lineage, Pinnipedia. All true seals are members of the family Phocidae (/ ˈ f oʊ s ɪ d iː /). They are sometimes called crawling seals to distinguish them from the fur seals and sea lions of the family Otariidae.