5 Fun Facts About the Weddell Seal 1. Weddell seals can reach depths of over 600 m (1,950…

5 Fun Facts About the Weddell Seal 1. Weddell seals can reach depths of over 600 m (1,950 ft.), and can undertake dives of at least 82 minutes, feeding primarily at depths of 100 to 350 m (325 to 1,138 ft.), with a diurnal feeding pattern. 2. Weddell seals are named for Captain James Weddell, an explorer in the 1820s whose book described and illustrated Weddell seals. 3. Weddell seals belong to the scientific order Pinnipedia, which includes seals, sea lions, and walruses. 4. Seals differ from sea lions in a number of ways, including having no visible earflaps. 5. Antarctic seals tend to have longer, more pointed foreflippers than northern phocids.