Ross seal (Ommatophoca rossii)
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The Ross seal (Ommatophoca rossii) is a small, solitary Antarctic seal species known for its large eyes, short snout, and deep, siren-like vocalizations beneath the sea ice.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ommatophoca | 2 |
| Ross seal (Ommatophoca rossii) canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mammal
ⓘ
seal ⓘ true seal ⓘ |
| behavior | spends much time in the water away from dense pack ice ⓘ |
| binomialAuthority | Gray, 1844 ⓘ |
| bodyLength | 1.6–2.0 m ⓘ |
| bodyMass | 130–215 kg ⓘ |
| breedingSeason | austral spring ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coatColor |
dark brown to blackish dorsally
ⓘ
silvery to light ventrally ⓘ |
| commonName | Ross seal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
fish
ⓘ
krill ⓘ squid ⓘ |
| distribution | circumpolar around Antarctica ⓘ |
| eyeCharacteristic | large eyes ⓘ |
| family | Phocidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior | deep diver ⓘ |
| genus | Ommatophoca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
pack ice
ⓘ
pelagic waters ⓘ sea ice ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespan | up to about 20 years in the wild ⓘ |
| locomotion | swims using hind flippers ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James Clark Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Antarctic region
ⓘ
Southern Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| populationTrend | apparently stable ⓘ |
| rangeLimit | generally found between the Antarctic continent and the Antarctic Convergence ⓘ |
| reproduction | gives birth to a single pup per year ⓘ |
| scientificName | Ommatophoca rossii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | females slightly larger than males ⓘ |
| snoutCharacteristic | short snout ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | solitary ⓘ |
| subfamily | Monachinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| teethCharacteristic | small, delicate teeth adapted for soft-bodied prey ⓘ |
| threat | climate change impacts on sea ice ⓘ |
| vocalization |
complex trills and whistles beneath sea ice
ⓘ
siren-like underwater calls ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Ross seal (Ommatophoca rossii) Description of subject: The Ross seal (Ommatophoca rossii) is a small, solitary Antarctic seal species known for its large eyes, short snout, and deep, siren-like vocalizations beneath the sea ice.
Referenced by (3)
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Ommatophoca