Not all seals can eat penguins. Seals in the Arctic are not penguin-eating species. Penguins only account for 2% of the food of spotted seals. Besides eating, they hunt seals for entertainment and exercise their hunting skills.

Seals-distribution

are mainly distributed in the Arctic, near the Antarctic and temperate or tropical seas, with 19 species belonging to 1 genera. Seals are distributed all over the world and are found in cold polar seas. Antarctic seals live in Antarctic ice sources. Due to their small number, Antarctic seals have been listed as international protected animals.

seal-food

Although all seals are carnivores, only spotted seals actually prey on penguins, accounting for only 2% of their food. However, there were four seals who seemed to be particularly fond of eating penguins, setting a record of eating 15, penguins in 15 periods.

Other seals mainly hunt krill, fish and squid for a living, and different species of seals often have different food preferences.

like penguins, some young spotted seals eat stones to help digest and reduce buoyancy in the water.