Weddell seal
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The Weddell seal is a large, deep-diving Antarctic seal species known for living year-round on sea ice and for its remarkable ability to vocalize underwater.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Weddell seal canonical | 11 |
| Weddell seals | 5 |
| Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) | 1 |
| Weddell seal genus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T559530 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Weddell seal Context triple: [Antarctic Peninsula, hasWildlife, Weddell seal]
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New Zealand fur seal
The New Zealand fur seal is a marine mammal native to New Zealand and southern Australia, known for its thick fur, agile swimming, and colonies along rugged coastal and subantarctic shores.
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Eubalaena australis
Eubalaena australis is the southern right whale, a large baleen whale species found in the Southern Hemisphere known for its robust body, callosities on its head, and slow, coastal migratory behavior.
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Mediterranean monk seal
The Mediterranean monk seal is one of the world’s most endangered marine mammals, a rare earless seal native to the Mediterranean and adjacent seas.
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Otter
Otter is a friendly, good-natured river-dwelling animal character in Kenneth Grahame’s classic children’s novel "The Wind in the Willows," known for his devotion to his family and his easy camaraderie with the other riverbank creatures.
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E.
Ussuri brown bear
The Ussuri brown bear is a large subspecies of brown bear native to the forests of the Russian Far East and northeastern Asia, known for its powerful build and significant role in the region’s ecosystems and folklore.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Weddell seal Target entity description: The Weddell seal is a large, deep-diving Antarctic seal species known for living year-round on sea ice and for its remarkable ability to vocalize underwater.
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A.
New Zealand fur seal
The New Zealand fur seal is a marine mammal native to New Zealand and southern Australia, known for its thick fur, agile swimming, and colonies along rugged coastal and subantarctic shores.
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B.
Eubalaena australis
Eubalaena australis is the southern right whale, a large baleen whale species found in the Southern Hemisphere known for its robust body, callosities on its head, and slow, coastal migratory behavior.
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C.
Mediterranean monk seal
The Mediterranean monk seal is one of the world’s most endangered marine mammals, a rare earless seal native to the Mediterranean and adjacent seas.
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D.
Otter
Otter is a friendly, good-natured river-dwelling animal character in Kenneth Grahame’s classic children’s novel "The Wind in the Willows," known for his devotion to his family and his easy camaraderie with the other riverbank creatures.
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E.
Ussuri brown bear
The Ussuri brown bear is a large subspecies of brown bear native to the forests of the Russian Far East and northeastern Asia, known for its powerful build and significant role in the region’s ecosystems and folklore.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mammal
ⓘ
marine mammal ⓘ pinniped ⓘ seal ⓘ true seal ⓘ |
| adaptation |
ability to slow heart rate during dives
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large blood volume for oxygen storage ⓘ specialized teeth for maintaining breathing holes in ice ⓘ thick blubber layer for insulation ⓘ |
| behavior | lives year-round on Antarctic sea ice ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Leptonychotes
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surface form:
Leptonychotes weddellii
|
| bodyLength | around 2.5 to 3 meters in adults ⓘ |
| bodyMass | up to about 600 kilograms in large adults ⓘ |
| breathingBehavior | maintains breathing holes in fast ice ⓘ |
| breedingSeason | austral spring ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coatColor | gray to dark gray with lighter mottling ⓘ |
| communication | complex underwater calls ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
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fish ⓘ squid ⓘ |
| distribution | circumpolar around Antarctica ⓘ |
| divingBehavior |
can remain submerged for more than an hour
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dives to several hundred meters depth ⓘ |
| family | Phocidae ⓘ |
| genus | Leptonychotes ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal Antarctic waters
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sea ice ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespan | can exceed 20 years in the wild ⓘ |
| lifestyle |
deep-diving
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ice-associated ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James Weddell ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Antarctica
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surface form:
Antarctic region
|
| notableFor |
ability to dive to great depths
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underwater vocalizations ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| predators |
killer whale
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leopard seal ⓘ |
| range | primarily south of the Antarctic Circle ⓘ |
| reproduction |
gives birth on sea ice
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single pup per breeding season is typical ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | females often slightly larger than males ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
aggregates on ice during breeding
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generally solitary when foraging ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threats | climate change impacts on sea ice habitat ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | carnivore ⓘ |
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Subject: Weddell seal Description of subject: The Weddell seal is a large, deep-diving Antarctic seal species known for living year-round on sea ice and for its remarkable ability to vocalize underwater.
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