Leopard seals are apex predators, so in addition to fish, they also eat smaller pinnipeds, octopuses, and birds, particularly penguins. Also, ringed seals and Baikal seals eat zooplankton.

Researchers measured the amount of nitrogen and carbon in the whiskers, which tells them the kinds of animals the leopard ...

Individual leopard seals specialize in specific prey types despite being generalist species, reshaping ecosystem dynamics.

Researchers have noted they tend to eat more crabeater seal pups in November, for example, as they grow in availability, while leopard seals forage more krill during late September as well as March.

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.

The docuseries “Secrets of the Penguins” by National Geographic captured footage of several rare penguin chicks for the very ...

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.