Latin name:
Monachnae-Lepthonychotes-L.weddelli
Description:
During the largest part of the year Weddell seals are so fat that their head seems out of proportion to the rest of their body. Females are slightly larger than the males, but in general they are fairly similar, reaching between 2.9 and 3.3 m in length and weighing up to 400 or 450 kg. Their muzzle is short, broad and slightly feline. Their front flippers are shorter than those of any other southern seal. Adults have dark, silvery-grey backs and whitish bellies. Most spots are found on the flanks.
Pups:
Pups have a woolly, silvery-grey fur with a dark stripe around the middle of the pelvis. They are born in the autumn, usually in ice grottos on ice sheets.
Status:
Like many other arctic species of seals, Weddell seals have never been hunted by human beings.
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