Walrus
Everything about the walrus: size, tusks, whiskers, piston-suction feeding, Arctic habitat, mass haul-outs, subspecies, lifespan, conservation, and the strange facts that make Odobenus rosmarus the most recognisable pinniped on Earth.
April 2025
December 2024
Weddell Seal
Everything about the Weddell seal: the southernmost-breeding mammal on Earth, the pinniped dive champion at 600 metres and 80 minutes underwater, an underwater singer with 34 distinct call types, and the Antarctic fast-ice specialist named after James Weddell.
Leopard Seal
Everything about the leopard seal: size, habitat, diet, hunting, vocalisations, the Paul Nicklen encounter, and the strange facts that make Hydrurga leptonyx the apex predator of Antarctic waters after the orca.