Weddell seal
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Name (Hebrew)
כלב ים וודל
Name (Latin)
Weddell seal
Name (Arabic)
فقمة ويديل
Other forms of name
Leptonychotes weddelli
See Also From tracing topical name
Leptonychotes
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q313166
Library of congress:
sh 85145894
Wikipedia description:
The Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) is a relatively large and abundant true seal with a circumpolar distribution surrounding Antarctica. The Weddell seal was discovered and named in the 1820s during expeditions led by British sealing captain James Weddell to the area of the Southern Ocean now known as the Weddell Sea. The life history of this species is well documented since it occupies fast ice environments close to the Antarctic continent and often adjacent to Antarctic bases. It is the only species in the genus Leptonychotes.
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