With jaws lined with sharp teeth and a body built for stealth, this Antarctic apex predator is one of the most formidable hunters in the Southern Ocean. Photo: cyfer13, CC BY 2.0 Leopard seals are ...

Suddenly, the surface erupted as the massive head and shoulders of a mature leopard seal, mouth gaping in expectation, crashed through the eggshell covering. It closed its powerful jaws about my ...