Weddell seal skull, Leptonychotes weddellii
Specimen collected by Robert Falcon Scott's British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition. It had a broad scientific programme and collected thousands of geological and zoological specimens. The Weddell seal is found in coastal areas of the Antarctic mainland and some sub-Antarctic islands. It relies on holes in the ice for breathing and accessing water, and uses its teeth to create the holes and keep them open
Picture No
10987243
Media ID
47626830
Size
3307px x 3660px
(3.5MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
The Natural History Museum, London
Date
1910
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Antarctic Antarctica Arctoidea Caniformia Carnivora Earless Epitheria Eutheria Nova Phocidae Pinniped Pinnipedia Placental Studioshot Terra Theria Weddell
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