Weddell seal
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The Weddell seal is a relatively large and abundant true seal with a circumpolar distribution surrounding Antarctica. The Weddell seal was discovered and named in the 1820s during expeditions led by British sealing captain James Weddell to the... Wikipedia
Scientific name: Leptonychotes weddellii
Class: Mammalia
Family: Phocidae
Genus: Leptonychotes; Gill, 1872
Order: Carnivora
Phylum: Chordata
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