Leopard Seal

Leopard Seal

Hydrurga leptonyx

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Table Mountain National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
2 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
3 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
4 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
5 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
6 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
7 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
8 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
9 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Leopard Seal in Table Mountain National Park?

About 4% of visitor-days record a Leopard Seal sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Leopard Seal in Table Mountain National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Leopard Seal in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.

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