leopard seal
E70632
The leopard seal is a large, powerful Antarctic marine predator known for its spotted coat and for preying on penguins and other seals.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) | 1 |
| leopard seal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T559531 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: leopard seal Context triple: [Antarctic Peninsula, hasWildlife, leopard seal]
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A.
Weddell seal
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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B.
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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C.
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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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: leopard seal Target entity description: The leopard seal is a large, powerful Antarctic marine predator known for its spotted coat and for preying on penguins and other seals.
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A.
Weddell seal
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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B.
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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C.
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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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carnivore
ⓘ
marine mammal ⓘ species of mammal ⓘ true seal ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Hydrurga leptonyx
ⓘ
linked to:
Hydrurga
|
| bodyLength | up to about 3.5 metres ⓘ |
| bodyMass | up to about 600 kilograms ⓘ |
| breedingSeason | austral summer ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coatPattern | spotted ⓘ |
| commonName |
leopard seal
ⓘ
sea leopard ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| dentition | specialized tricuspid cheek teeth ⓘ |
| diet |
cephalopods
ⓘ
fish ⓘ krill ⓘ other seals ⓘ penguins ⓘ |
| dorsalColor | dark gray ⓘ |
| family | Phocidae ⓘ |
| genus | Hydrurga ⓘ |
| geographicRange | circumpolar around Antarctica ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal Antarctic waters
ⓘ
open ocean ⓘ pack ice ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespan | around 20 to 26 years in the wild ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Antarctic waters
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Ocean
Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| notableBehavior |
can hunt other seal species
ⓘ
preys on penguins at the ice edge ⓘ |
| occasionalRange |
New Zealand waters
ⓘ
southern coasts of Africa ⓘ southern coasts of Australia ⓘ southern coasts of South America ⓘ subantarctic islands ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| primaryThreats | climate change impacts on sea ice and prey ⓘ |
| reproduction | gives birth to a single pup ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | females larger than males ⓘ |
| snoutShape | reptilian-like ⓘ |
| swimmingAbility | strong and agile swimmer ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| trophicRole | apex predator ⓘ |
| ventralColor | pale ⓘ |
| vocalization | complex underwater calls ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: leopard seal Description of subject: The leopard seal is a large, powerful Antarctic marine predator known for its spotted coat and for preying on penguins and other seals.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: leopard seal