Weddell seal BY NICOLE CHIACCHIARINI. Anatomy The Weddell seal has a Think neck tiny closable ears...

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Weddell sealBY NICOLE CHIACCHIARINI

AnatomyThe Weddell seal has a Think neck tiny closable ears with no external flap hind flippers with five digits each.

dietA Weddell seals diet is fish, squid, octopus, krill, and crustaceans.

Predator[s]The Weddell seals predator[s] are killer whales, leopard seals, people.

Survival tacticThe Weddell seal protects its self by propelling through the water when predators threaten them.

habitatThe Weddell seal lives in the Antarctic on ice and on some ice islands its environment is cold and windy and you can find them on ice lands

Interesting factsDid you know why Weddell seals have such big eyes because it is dark underneath the snow so they need good vision to be able to see underneath the snow.