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                                        gptkbp:instanceOf
                                    
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                                            gptkb:species
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:breedingSeason
                                    
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                                            October–November
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:calfLengthAtBirth
                                    
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                                            1.1–1.3 m
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:class
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Mammalia
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:commonName
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Weddell_seal
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:conservationStatus
                                    
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                                            Least Concern
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:describedBy
                                    
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                                            gptkb:James_Edward_Gray
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:describedYear
                                    
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                                            1844
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:diet
                                    
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                                            gptkb:fish
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:squid
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            crustaceans
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:distribution
                                    
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                                            circumpolar Antarctic
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:divingDepth
                                    
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                                            over 600 m
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            up to 80 minutes
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:family
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Phocidae
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:furColor
                                    
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                                            dark gray to brown with lighter underside
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:genus
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Leptonychotes
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:habitat
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Antarctic
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:IUCNStatusSystem
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:IUCN3.1
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:kingdom
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Animalia
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:length
                                    
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                                            2.5–3.5 m
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:lifespan
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            up to 30 years
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:location
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Weddell_Sea
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:moltPeriod
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            January–February
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:namedAfter
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:James_Weddell
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:notableFor
                                    
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                                            deep diving ability
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            vocalizations under ice
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:order
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Carnivora
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:phylum
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Chordata
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:populationEstimate
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            ~800,000 individuals
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:predators
                                    
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                                            gptkb:bird
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Leopard_seal
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:protectedBy
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Antarctic_Treaty_System
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:pupWeightAtBirth
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            25–30 kg
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:reproduction
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            viviparous
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:sexualDimorphism
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            females slightly larger than males
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:socialStructure
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            generally solitary or small groups
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:swimmingAbility
                                    
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                                            up to 12 km/h
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:teethAdaptation
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            specialized for sieving prey
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:threats
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            climate change
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            predation
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            human disturbance
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:uses
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:scientific_research
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:vocalization
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            complex underwater calls
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:weight
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            400–600 kg
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:bfsParent
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Weddell_seal
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:bfsLayer
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            6
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            Leptonychotes weddellii
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 |