A wildlife photographer has captured what are believed to be the first underwater images of the rare, elusive Ross seal.
Antarctic fur seals need ice-free ground in order to breed. Why are they disappearing? Leopard seals are the only seals that prey on other seal species although fur seals have rarely been on the menu ...
Wildlife photographer Justin Hofman has shared what are believed to be the first underwater photographs of a Ross seal.
Meet the smallest member of the Antarctic true seals: the Ross seal (Ommatophoca rossii). This species is the rarest, least studied, and least frequently seen of the Antarctic seals, which also ...
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