Crabeater seal
Crabeater seal
Lobodon carcinophagus
length: 2.35 m/71⁄2 ft
weight: 220 kg/500 lb
Status: estimates range from 10 to 40 million, but probably about 15 million; iucn: Lower Risk—least concern cites: not listed
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