Antarctic krill is a key species in the Antarctic marine ecosystem: it is an important food source for many species, such as whales, seals and penguins. However, the small crustaceans are ...

Antarctic krill is an important food source for many species, such as whales, seals and penguins. However, the small crustaceans are increasingly becoming the focus of fishing, which can incur ...

Antarctic krill is a key species in the Antarctic marine ecosystem as an important food source for many species, such as whales, seals and penguins. However, the small crustaceans are increasingly ...

The animals we best know as fish food help to store millions of tons of carbon in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica.

Antarctic krill is a key species in the Antarctic marine ecosystem: it is an important food source for many species, such as whales, seals and penguins. However, the small crustaceans are increasingly ...

Leopard seals have long been thought of as “generalist” predators, feeding on both penguins and other seal species as well as fish, krill, octopus and squid, according to the study.

Published: June 12, 2025 9:15pm EDT When winter comes to Antarctica, seals and Adélie penguins leave the freezing shores and head for the edge of the forming sea ice. But emperor penguins stay put.

A research team led by Baylor University and the University of Rhode Island took a closer look at one of Antarctica’s apex predators to better understand their feeding preferences in a study ...

Leopard seals were sedated and their whiskers collected over a period of 10 years until 2023 through the U.S. Antarctic Marine Living Resources Program monitoring the ecosystem at Cape Shirreff on ...

Leopard seals were sedated and their whiskers collected over a period of 10 years until 2023 through the U.S. Antarctic Marine Living Resources Program monitoring the ecosystem at Cape Shirreff on ...

Leopard seals have long been thought of as “generalist” predators, feeding on both penguins and other seal species as well as fish, krill, octopus and squid, according to the study.