The Leopard Seal

In the Natural History section of the Whaling Museum at Sandefjord are a number of exhibits covering most of the animals and birds to be found in the Antarctic. This is a very old specimen of a mounted, rather reptilian looking Hydrurga leptonyx, the Leopard Seal.

Leopard Seals are solitary animals and very aggressive. After taking a look at these teeth, a museum specimen would be as near as any right-minded person would want to get to one of these animals. The females are much larger than the males, reaching a length of 4 metres.