Weddell seal

E70182

mammal marine mammal pinniped seal true seal

The Weddell seal is a large, deep-diving Antarctic seal species known for living year-round on sea ice and for its remarkable ability to vocalize underwater.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Weddell seal canonical	11
Weddell seals	5
Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii)	1
Weddell seal genus	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mammal ⓘ marine mammal ⓘ pinniped ⓘ seal ⓘ true seal ⓘ
adaptation	ability to slow heart rate during dives ⓘ large blood volume for oxygen storage ⓘ specialized teeth for maintaining breathing holes in ice ⓘ thick blubber layer for insulation ⓘ
behavior	lives year-round on Antarctic sea ice ⓘ
binomialName	Leptonychotes ⓘ surface form: Leptonychotes weddellii
bodyLength	around 2.5 to 3 meters in adults ⓘ
bodyMass	up to about 600 kilograms in large adults ⓘ
breathingBehavior	maintains breathing holes in fast ice ⓘ
breedingSeason	austral spring ⓘ
class	Mammalia ⓘ
coatColor	gray to dark gray with lighter mottling ⓘ
communication	complex underwater calls ⓘ
conservationStatus	Least Concern ⓘ
diet	crustaceans ⓘ fish ⓘ squid ⓘ
distribution	circumpolar around Antarctica ⓘ
divingBehavior	can remain submerged for more than an hour ⓘ dives to several hundred meters depth ⓘ
family	Phocidae ⓘ
genus	Leptonychotes ⓘ
habitat	coastal Antarctic waters ⓘ sea ice ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
lifespan	can exceed 20 years in the wild ⓘ
lifestyle	deep-diving ⓘ ice-associated ⓘ
namedAfter	James Weddell ⓘ
nativeTo	Antarctica ⓘ surface form: Antarctic region
notableFor	ability to dive to great depths ⓘ underwater vocalizations ⓘ
order	Carnivora ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
predators	killer whale ⓘ leopard seal ⓘ
range	primarily south of the Antarctic Circle ⓘ
reproduction	gives birth on sea ice ⓘ single pup per breeding season is typical ⓘ
sexualDimorphism	females often slightly larger than males ⓘ
socialStructure	aggregates on ice during breeding ⓘ generally solitary when foraging ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
threats	climate change impacts on sea ice habitat ⓘ
trophicLevel	carnivore ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Antarctic Peninsula → hasWildlife → Weddell seal ⓘ

Weddell Sea → inhabitedBy → Weddell seal ⓘ

Paradise Bay → typicalWildlife → Weddell seal ⓘ