crabeater seal

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:silk
gptkbp:breedingSeason September to October
gptkbp:class gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:color light brown to silvery gray
gptkbp:conservationStatus Least Concern
gptkbp:diet krill
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Antarctic_coast
gptkbp:family gptkb:Phocidae
gptkbp:firstDescribed Homalosoma carcinophagus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1842
gptkbp:habitat Antarctic pack ice
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:length 2.3 to 2.6 m
gptkbp:lifespan up to 40 years
gptkbp:migratory seasonal movements with ice edge
gptkbp:notableFeature most abundant seal species
gptkbp:order gptkb:Carnivora
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:populationEstimate over 7 million
gptkbp:predators gptkb:bird
gptkb:leopard_seal
gptkbp:pupColor white
gptkbp:pupWeaningAge about 3 weeks
gptkbp:range circumpolar Antarctic
gptkbp:relatedGroup often found in groups
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Lobodon_carcinophaga
gptkbp:sexualDimorphism males and females similar in size
gptkbp:teethAdaptation sieve-like teeth for filtering krill
gptkbp:vocalization variety of underwater calls
gptkbp:weight 200 to 300 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kodiak_Island,_Alaska
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label crabeater seal