But this expedition to Antarctica is unlike any other ... with our own eyes. A Weddell seal accompanies her pup on a swim beneath the ice. When the juvenile is full-grown, it will be its mom ...

“We hypothesize that Antarctic krill are avoiding the odor of ground-up krill and fish in the penguins’ guano. We thus expect krill to show similar swimming behaviors and suppressed feeding around ...

Leopard seals are an abundant species of predator in Antarctica. These large, carnivorous sea mammals live in the water and around the ice of one of the most unfriendly and harshest environments o ...

A marine biologist at the British Antarctic Survey has been killed by a leopard seal as she snorkelled. The seal attacked Kirsty Brown without warning and dragged her underneath the water as she ...

One of the greatest challenges faced by the Antarctic team One of the ... of Frozen Planet II was filming Weddell seal mothers teaching their pups to swim. Weddell seals are the most southerly ...

Southern elephant seal The largest seal in Antarctica is the southern elephant ... The high bone density of the penguins allows them to swim very fast and even dive up to 600 feet in search ...