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Civil and legal '''[[LGBT rights in Westarctica|rights for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered citizens of Westarctica]]''' have historically been extremely progressive. In 2013, [[Grand Duke Travis]] publicly came out and acknowledged his homosexuality, which he had been hiding from a young age.
The '''[[crabeater seal]]''' is a true seal with a circumpolar distribution around the coast of [[Antarctica]]. They are found primarily on the free-floating [[pack ice]] that extends seasonally out from the Antarctic coast, which they use as a platform for resting, mating, social aggregation and accessing their prey. They are by far the most abundant seal species in the world. While population estimates are uncertain, there are at least 7 million and possibly as many as 75 million individuals. This success of this species is due to its specialized predation on the abundant [[Antarctic krill]] of the [[Southern Ocean]], for which it has uniquely adapted, sieve-like tooth structure.


The [[Achaean Territory of Antarctica]] was the predecessor state of [[Westarctica]]. Its legal code, the [[Achaean Civil Code]] laid out common laws for the populace. In Chapter III, ''Acts of Marriage'', the wording of the French Civil Code (on which the Achaean Code was based) was modified to be gender neutral, thereby defining marriage as any union between two persons without preference to gender.
Despite its name, crabeater seals do not eat crabs. As well as being an important [[krill]] predator, the crabeater seal is an important component of the diet of [[leopard seal|leopard seals]], which consume about 80% of all crabeater pups.


Despite being a conservative Christian nation with Protestant Christianity as the [[Religion in Westarctica|state religion]], the first [[Grand Ducal Mandate|constitution of Westarctica]] prohibited discrimination and promoted the general equality of all people. Articles 43, 44, and 45 deal with equality and special protections. These sections use gender neutral language and Article 43 specifically decrees: "All humans are equal before the law."
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The crabeater seal is a true seal with a circumpolar distribution around the coast of Antarctica. They are found primarily on the free-floating pack ice that extends seasonally out from the Antarctic coast, which they use as a platform for resting, mating, social aggregation and accessing their prey. They are by far the most abundant seal species in the world. While population estimates are uncertain, there are at least 7 million and possibly as many as 75 million individuals. This success of this species is due to its specialized predation on the abundant Antarctic krill of the Southern Ocean, for which it has uniquely adapted, sieve-like tooth structure.

Despite its name, crabeater seals do not eat crabs. As well as being an important krill predator, the crabeater seal is an important component of the diet of leopard seals, which consume about 80% of all crabeater pups.

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