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Individual leopard seals specialize in specific prey types despite being generalist species, reshaping ecosystem dynamics.
Leopard seals have long been thought of as “generalist” predators, feeding on both penguins and other seal species as well as fish, krill, octopus and squid, according to the study.
Leopard seals have long been thought of as “generalist” predators, feeding on both penguins and other seal species as well as fish, krill, octopus and squid, according to the study.
Leopard seals have long been thought of as “generalist” predators, feeding on both penguins and other seal species as well as fish, krill, octopus and squid, according to the study.
Leopard seals have long been thought of as “generalist” predators, feeding on both penguins and other seal species as well as fish, krill, octopus and squid, according to the study.
Leopard seals have long been thought of as “generalist” predators, feeding on both penguins and other seal species as well as fish, krill, octopus and squid, according to the study.
Leopard seals have long been thought of as “generalist” predators, feeding on both penguins and other seal species as well as fish, krill, octopus and squid, according to the study.
Leopard seals have long been thought of as “generalist” predators, feeding on both penguins and other seal species as well as fish, krill, octopus and squid, according to the study.
Leopard seals have long been thought of as “generalist” predators, feeding on both penguins and other seal species as well as fish, krill, octopus and squid, according to the study.
On one island off the Western Antarctic Peninsula, leopard seals eat as many as 70% of Antarctic fur seal pups each year, severely impacting their declining population, researchers said.
In total, 87% of the leopard seals were what researchers called “specialists or intermediates,” meaning they stuck to a smaller selection of prey than they were capable of eating, while only ...