#Hydrurga leptonyx

[snototter]

A leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) emerges from the kelp on Bird Island, South Georgia

by Derren Fox

[six-legged-sea-leopard]

maw

[thecreatureawaits]

Creature Awaits #231

Each week I plan to feature an amazing creature, admiring God's fantastic artistry. Hopefully it’ll brighten someone’s day to see something new and interesting if they haven’t seen it before. : )

Continuing our October series.. "Cute…but Deadly" : )

(Beautiful photography by Jeff Lipshitz of the Channel City Camera Club (CC BY 2.0 Deed))

The Leopard Seal

Scientific Name: Hydrurga leptonyx

Region: The Antarctic

Size: About 7.9'-11.5' (~2.4m-3.5m) long & weigh about 440lb-1,320lb (200kg-600kg)

Interesting Notes: Though adorable at a distance, Leopard Seals can definitely be deadly up close. Though attacks on humans are rare, there are recorded instances of these strong and beautiful creatures attacking inflatable boats and biting, and even dragging, explorers and scientists into dangerous icy waters.. However, not all tales of their encounters with humans end in tragedy. One such story, documented in 2006, involved Paul Nicklen, a photographer for National Geographic, who dove among them, capturing their daily life. A female Leopard Seal took notice of Nicklen, and for four days, took pity on him as "a helpless predator" and brought him food. She brought dead penguins at first and then switched to injured ones - thought to be a way to teach him to hunt for himself. Nicklen stated the experience will "stay with him forever."

You can read more on the experience and see his photography on the National Geographic website here: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/140311-paul-nicklen-leopard-seal-photographer-viral

[typophobiaart]

Sea buppi

[curatethewav]

Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx)

•Leopard seals have become some of the most formidable hunters in the Polar Region due to their ability to withstand extreme circumstances, abundance of food, lack of predators, and ruthless reputation

•However, leopard seals are among the most challenging apex predators to study on Earth due to their frigid Antarctic habitat

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[tysonfurybattlepass]

What are your top 10 carnivorous animals? Sorry if you've been asked this before

oh man, theres no way i can order them bc i love carnivores so much ;m; so here's 10 in no particular order

simbakubwa kutoaafrika: BIG BOY. BIG FUCKING BOY.

xenosmilus hodsonae: best cat to have ever existed i doNOT take criticism

albertasaurus sarcophagus: had to include at least one dinosaur and skinny legend tyrannosaurid will do.

hydrurga leptonyx: LEOPARD SEAL‼️‼️‼️ i love you leopard seal

megantereon whitei: ate a lot of early hominins back in the day which is pretty funny. like smilodon but smaller and better at parkour

barbourofelis loveorum: look at this duuuuuuude.

sagittarius serpentarius: secretary bird. was my favorite animal in the whole world when i was like 10

lycaon pictus: african wild dog :3 i love you african wild dog

nanotyrannus NOT bc i believe it's real (i dont😔) but bc it makes people really mad

and last but not least, my dog adobe❤️

[canis-constellate]

we've been having feelings and introspections, especially with the "new" kids (collective name for them still pending since Virspace is basically defunct and they don't want to be part of it, but the Gaggle is for a very specific sub-group of kids that follow Oakley around like a bunch of little goslings). as attached as we are to Leptonyx Constellate, we've been thinking of going back to our roots (<- first collective name was the Wolf System. for, perhaps, reasons that are obvious at least to those who follow our main or our nonhuman sideblog)

somethingsomething Canis Constellate?

(part of our reasoning is also that, as far as we can tell, our ex still uses the system name that was matching ours (with a theme of oceans). and even if Leptonyx Constellate is different from the collective name we had while with them, it still feels a bit Too Close because Leptonyx specifically comes from Hydrurga leptonyx, aka the leopard seal, aka still vaguely ocean/sea themed)

so uh. expect a bit of a rebrand soon

[miiilowo]

hi. today i deliver unto you my favorite animal The leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx), also referred to as the sea leopard, is the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic (after the southern elephant seal). Its only natural predator is the orca. It feeds on a wide range of prey including cephalopods, other pinnipeds, krill, fish, and birds, particularly penguins. It is the only species in the genus Hydrurga. Its closest relatives are the Ross seal, the crabeater seal and the Weddell seal, which together are known as the tribe of Lobodontini seals. The name hydrurga means "water worker" and leptonyx is the Greek for "thin-clawed". Leopard seals are pagophilic ("ice-loving") seals, which primarily inhabit the Antarctic pack ice between 50˚S and 80˚S. Sightings of vagrant leopard seals have been recorded on the coasts of Australia, New Zealand (where individuals have been seen even on the foreshores of major cities such as Auckland, Dunedin and Wellington), South America, and South Africa. In August 2018, an individual was sighted at Geraldton, on the west coast of Australia. Higher densities of leopard seals are seen in the Western Antarctic than in other regions. The only natural predator of leopard seals is the orca. The seal's canine teeth are up to 2.5 cm (1 in) long. It feeds on a wide variety of creatures. Young leopard seals usually eat mostly krill, squid and fish. Adult seals probably switch from krill to more substantial prey, including king, Adélie, rockhopper, gentoo, emperor and chinstrap penguins, and less frequently, Weddell, crabeater, Ross, and young southern elephant seals. Leopard seals are also known to take fur seal pups.

DELIGHTFUL!!!!!!!!

[dove-da-birb]

oh btw for the ask game hwo did you come up with all of your twst OCs names

How did I Come Up With Their Names! (I mainly looked at name meanings and also the culture that my OCs are from until I found something with a good meaning. I used behindthename & behindthesurname for first and last names)

Ségdae Tonyx

Ségdae is an Old Irish name which means "favourable, fine, good learned" and also an Irish myth. Tonyx is just taken from a part of the scientific name for leopard seals; Hydrurga leptonyx. I was searching for an Irish name, as selkies are from Celtic mythology, and Ségdae felt correct.

Yusra Bashar

Yusra is an Arabic name meaning "wealth, ease", and she is my first TWST OC, and also one of the few that I didn't change from my OG designs. Also, she brings a wealth of love and chaos to her loved ones... and I could short form her name to Yu... Bashar is Arabic/Bengali for "bringing good news". Wealth of good news; kinda what the combo means.

Prem Bashar

Prem means "love, affection" in Sanskrit, and I just thought it really fit him. And when with Yusra, their sibling relationship is nothing but full of ease and affection. Love, bringing good news.

Imani Lechance

Imani means "faith" in Swahili, but was originally derived from Arabic. Lachance is a French nickname for a lucky person, but was turned into a surname. He doesn't really believe in luck, so it's a fun little play on my part. Faith in luck.

Avis Crawford

Avis is just Latin for bird; yeah yeah, I'm shameless. Crawford is an English surname from a place which means "crow river crossing". There wasn't a lot of thought behind their name, I just wanted birb meanings.

Yoon Seok

Yoon is a Korean surname meaning "govern, oversee" and Seok means "stone" or "tin". He likes being in nature and gardens so "oversees stone" felt fitting. Also nickname for Yoo, guilty again

Rayen Vega

Rayen is Mapuche for "flower" but is also used in Latin America. Vega is Spanish for "meadow". So yes, her name means "flower meadow" and I love it.

Eden Ziskind

Eden is Hebrew for "pleasure, delight. Ziskind is an ornamental Yiddish name for "sweet child". Delight sweet child.

For most of them I just browsed until something clicked.

[mammalidentifier]

Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx)

Today's Seal Is: Aahhhhhhhhh!

[martawioleta]

Lampart morski: drapieżnik głębin o niezwykłych zdolnościach

  Lampart morski ( *Hydrurga leptonyx*) to ssak morski należący do rodziny fok (Phocidae),  zamieszkujący zimne wody Antarktyki i subantarktyczne.  Jest to drapieżnik o niezwykłych zdolnościach adaptacyjnych,  pozwalających mu przetrwać w jednym z najtrudniejszych środowisk na Ziemi.  Wygląd i budowa ciała:Lampart morski charakteryzuje się smukłym,  torpedowatym ciałem,  idealnie przystosowanym…

[snototter]

A leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) amongst the seaweed on Moto Ihupuku, Aotearoa

by Russell Scott

[six-legged-sea-leopard]

not happy with this one but i wanted to draw her. six legged sea leopard

[eldritchbean-shapeshifter]

Forms of the Bean - Masterpost 5

Continued list of all my different forms/sonas. Does not (usually) include details on mixed/blended forms.

Kelpie

Human/Kenku/Dragonborn Mix

Rasberry Crazy Ant (Nylanderia fulva)

Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis)

American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)

Archaeopteryx (Archaeopteryx lithographica)

Cat Pudding (Punyangi)

Sea llama (Nembrotha cristata)

Kappa

Blue Dragon Nudibranch (Glaucus atlanticus)

Mountain Lion (Puma concolor)

Shiras' Moose (Alces alces shirasi)

Alaskan Moose (Alces alces gigas)

Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx)

California Seagull (Larus californicus)

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

Magpie Goose (Anseranas semipalmata)

Hawaiian Goose (Branta sandvicensis)

Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)

Wood duck (Aix sponsa)

Red Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas)

Reticulated Glass Frog (Hyalinobatrachium valerioi)

Black Sea Nettle (Chrysaora achlyos)

Atolla jellyfish (Atolla wyvillei)

Flower hat jelly (Olindias formosus)

White Spotted Jelly (Phyllorhiza punctata)

Irukandji Box Jelly (Carukia barnesi)

Flying fish - fusion of Black Wing Flyingfish (Hirundichthys rondeletii) and Mirrorwing Flyingfish (Hirundichthys speculiger)

Pelagic Thresher Shark (Alopias pelagicus)

Bullet ant (Paraponera clavata)

Masterpost pt6

[wired-for-weird]

what are your fursonas :O

asdfgdfgh keeping in mind i have 0 drawing ability so these live in my head only

Hydrurga leptonyx, leopard seal! Smooth and sleek feral predator. Looks a lil funky from most angles and doesn't do great if you put them in the environment they aren't adapted for, but still real close to the top of the food chain. Can and will take on and eat a killer whale. Murder is a type of sex. Also what are clothes.

Crocuta crocuta, spotted hyena! Socially dominant scavenger, chains and leathers, super fucky with the gender. Big shoulders, big cock. Capable of choosing evil, unlike the above. Cnc bitch.

Rattus rattus, black rat! This one is for my baby self. Skinny jeans and parkour, diving through the garbage, actually pretty sweet when you get to know him, though kind of an insensitive prick on accident a lot.

Bos taurus, domestic cattle, specifically a highland cow! The most stereotypical fursona of the lot cos she's Pink. A place to put all the sugary girly fluffy things I like without feeling dysphoric as hell. Round and SOFT- big tummy big tits big thighs. Cute patterned dresses and ruffles.

Hm. All mammals. Need to fix that.

[omegai]

Miscehydryx

[pt: miscehydryx]

[ID: three 5 stripped flags, colors from top to bottom are dark brown, grey-brown, off white, }yellow-grey, dark yellow-grey. flag one has an off white circle in the center with an upside down crescent moon on top and a dark grey seal with dark dots across its body. middle flag is plain. third flag has an off white circle in the center with a yellow upside down crescent moon at the top and a 4 pointed golden star at the bottom. /end ID]

Miscehydryx : a misceverse term for leopard seals ; verses based in leopard seal behavior.

[pt: miscehydryx]

etymology: Hydrurga leptonyx scientific name for leopard seal