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Amazing
Leopard Seal
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The Leopard Seal is a
member of the True Seal family. It lives in Antarctica, and
is also found in New Zealand. A Leopard seal can live up to
26 years or more. Its body is long and slender. Its mouth is
full of long teeth. The Leopard Seal got its name from all
the spots on its back. The color of their skin is usually
gray. The female is 12 feet long larger than the
male.
The Leopard Seal has a
very large appetite. It eats penguins, young seals, krill,
and fish.The only reason this seal shakes a penguin is
because it wants to play with its food before dining. This
is the only seal known to eat warm-blooded
animals.
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This is one
of the only seals to have very few enemies.They are
the Killer Whale, Polar Bears,and sometimes
humans.
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To move on land
a Leopard Seal usually has to slide on its
belly.
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A Leopard Seal
can dive up to 15 minutes or more.It is known that
Leopard Seal is most likely to give birth on
non-fast ice.
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Leopard Seal 
