Leopard seals are an abundant species of predator in Antarctica. These large, carnivorous sea mammals live in the water and ...

According to researchers, the leopard seal’s diet consists of about 45% small crustaceans (krill) and 35% young seals. This predator hunts other seal species, such as the crabeater seal (Lobodon ...

Penguins are highly intelligent and emotional animals. They’re able to recognize one another and even their partners. Some penguins are even known for bonding with human caretakers. So, does that mean ...

A penguin’s cute exterior is equally matched to its friendly disposition. As a species, penguins are rarely aggressive and lean more curious. Around humans, a penguin can be observant, unbothered, and ...

However, the same is not true of the ocean, where leopard seals and killer whales hunt them. Onlookers can often watch penguins gather at the water’s edge until one jumps or is pushed in.

The world's largest iceberg appears to have run aground off the coast of a remote British island home to millions of penguins ...

Adélie penguins and Weddell Seal on the beach at Cape Bird, Ross Island. Credit: Jamie Wood. The study, published in Nature Communications and conducted by an international team of researchers, ...

A cruise ship is offering a 12-day trip to Antarctica with several adult-oriented activities on board. It will include 250 ...

A23a, as the iceberg is known, had briefly raised alarm bells over a potential collision with South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic, which is home to penguins and seals. Now, scientists say ...

Killer whales rarely risk hunting leopard seals - Antarctica's second-top predator. Killer whales rarely risk hunting leopard seals, Antarctica's second-top predator. But when reinforcements ...