Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx)
This photograph corresponds to a record of Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) made in Estrecho de Magallanes, Región de Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena, Chile on 20/02/2011. The photograph was published by Guillermo Straface and is part of the EcoRegistros biodiversity database.
Author's comments:
Supongo es un ejemplar juvenil o inmaduro, y probablemente hembra. Su envergadura no superaba los dos metros.
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Record
| Kingdom: | Animalia | |
| Phylum / Division: | Chordata | |
| Class: | Mammalia | |
| Order: | Carnivora | |
| Family: | Phocidae | |
| Scientific name: | Hydrurga leptonyx | |
| English Name: | Leopard Seal | |
| Spanish Name: | Foca Leopardo | |
| Portuguese Name: | ||
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| Sex: | Indistinguishable | |
| Life stage: | Juvenile | |
| Registration date: | 20/02/2011 | |
| Country: | Chile | |
| Province / Department: | Región de Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena | |
| Location or protected area: | Estrecho de Magallanes | |
| Location accuracy: | Low | |
| Belonging: | Native | |
| Condition: | Wild | |
| Certainty: | Photographed | |
| Reproduction information: | No | |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
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| Photography ID: | 7877 View Full Record | |
| Using Flash: | No | |
| Publication date: | 07/25/2011 17:21:29 | |
