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[[File:Ross-seal.jpg|thumb|A Ross Seal]] ...nce its scientific name (''Ommato''- meaning "eye", and ''phoca'' meaning "seal"), and complex, trilling and siren-like vocalizations.

[[File:Leopard seal 1.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Leopard seal in Antarctica]] ...ies of seal in the [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] (after the [[southern elephant seal]]). Along with all of the other earless seals, it belongs to the family Pho

[[File:Crabeater Pléneau Bay.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Crabeater Seal in Pléneau Bay, Antarctica]] The '''crabeater seal''' (''Lobodon carcinophaga'') is a true seal with a circumpolar distribution around the coast of [[Antarctica]].

[[File:Elephant Seal penguins.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Elephant seal with king penguins]] ...southern elephant seal is about 40% heavier than a male northern elephant seal (''Mirounga angustirostris''), more than twice as heavy as a male walrus ('

...mportant food source for whales, [[leopard seal]]s, fur seals, [[crabeater seal]]s, [[glacial squid]], [[Crocodile icefish|icefish]], penguins, albatrosses ...These seals consume over 63 million tonnes of krill each year. [[Leopard seal]]s have developed similar teeth and consume approximately 45% krill in thei

Adélie penguins are preyed on by [[leopard seal]]s, skuas, and occasionally, [[orca|killer whales]]. ...200 years ago. This is most likely due to the decline of the Antarctic fur seal since the late 18th century and baleen whales in the 20th century. The redu

...ife includes penguins, [[blue whale]]s, [[orca]]s, [[colossal squid]]s and fur seals. The [[emperor penguin]] is the only penguin that breeds during the w ...], and is an important food organism for whales, seals, [[leopard seal]]s, fur seals, squid, icefish, penguins, albatrosses and many other birds.