Weddell seals are non-migratory phocids that move regionally to follow the distribution of breathing holes and exit cracks within the ice changes between seasons. [12] The species is …

Weddell seals move in slow humping motion on land as well as on ice. They swim at a speed of about 5 to 7 knots, using their fore and hind flippers. Diving has been measured at depths of …

Weddell seals keep breathing holes in the ice open by rasping back and forth with their teeth, this allows them to live further south than any other mammal. They can swim large distances …

Weddell seals are prodigious divers, capable of plunging over 2000 feet (over 600 m) and staying underwater for up to 80 minutes at a time. They are also excellent navigators, able to find their …

The Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) is a seal that is common in Antarctica. It is named after James Weddell, who discovered it. Estimations are that there are half a million to a …

Weddell seals weigh between 400-600 kg. They are equipped with specially modified front teeth used to maintain ice holes in fast ice (sea ice which forms and fastens to the coastline) to …

Weddell seals can reach depths of over 600 m (1,950 ft.), and can undertake dives of at least 82 minutes, feeding primarily at depths of 100 to 350 m (325 to 1,138 ft.), with a diurnal feeding …

Weddell Seals tend to congregate together around breathing holes made in the ice. They’ll stay together in the water during the Antarctic winters with just their noses poking out in order to …

Weddell seals in the Antarctic usually remain near land year-round. In winter months, they stay beneath the ice, popping up for air in breathing holes that they maintain. Seals cut these holes …

Feb 12, 2021 · Our findings may help understand how crabeater and leopard seals, which move faster than Weddell seals (O’Gorman 1963), traveled more than 60 km inland and to …