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Antarctic Fur Seals vs. Leopard Seals

Season 1 Episode 4 | 7m 20s

Leopard seals are the only seals that prey on other seal species although fur seals have rarely been on the menu before. These leopard seals should be living in sea ice, hunting other ice-dwelling seals but they have switched to a new food source.

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