The 'ol Weddell seal is probably the most common seal seen around Casey station where I'm currently based. Being one of the bigger seals, they are easy to spot. Around the 500kg mark and some 3.0m in length. We've mainly seen them as a solitary animal, but on occasion we've seen a pair pulled up on the same ice flow. Basically, they just don't give a damn about what the humans are doing. They rarely gave me the time of day for a photo, so when this dude propped up and presented himself, I felt privileged. They have been known to dive up to 750m and for around 70 minutes. Most of their dives are around 50 - 500m and 15 - 20 min. long. They eat like most other seals, fish, crustaceans and those cephalopods. See also Leopard Seals . Antarctic Fur Seals and Elephant Seals
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| Weddell Seal - Davis Station |
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| Weddell Seal - Davis Station |
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| Weddell Seal - Davis Station |
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| Weddell Seal - Davis Station |
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