What do leopard seals eat?

Young leopard seals probably eat mostly krill, squid, and fish. Adult seals probably switch from krill to more substantial prey, including king, adelie, rockhopper, gentoo, emperor, and chinstrap penguins, and less frequently, Weddell, crabeater, Ross, and young Southern elephant seals. read more

Larger leopard seals eat king, adelie, rockhopper, gentoo, emperor and chinstrap penguins, along with other seals, including the crabeater seal. Leopard seals are the only species of seal known to consume other species of seal. read more

Leopard seals are found around the pack ice edges of the Antarctic continent. The head of the leopard seal is shaped more like a reptile than a seal. Larger prey such as small seals and penguins are hunted by first hiding under the ice waiting for the penguin or small seal to enter the water. read more