sea-leopard

The great sea-leopard, which we had seen occasionally on the floes, was not to be found here.

The South Pole~ On the Barrier 2009

The great sea-leopard, which we had seen occasionally on the floes, was not to be found here.

The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the 'Fram', 1910 to 1912 2003

When the elder men saw it, one or two said it was a sea-leopard, and such it proved to be.

Three Years in Tristan da Cunha Katherine Mary Barrow

They will refuse to dive off an ice-foot until they have persuaded one of their companions to take the first jump, for fear of the sea-leopard which may be waiting in the water below, ready to seize them and play with them much as a cat will play with a mouse.

The Worst Journey in the World Antarctic 1910-1913 Apsley Cherry-Garrard 1922

But this is all swank: they are really worried by a horrid suspicion that a sea-leopard is waiting to eat the first to dive.

The Worst Journey in the World Antarctic 1910-1913 Apsley Cherry-Garrard 1922

Levick found no less than eighteen penguins, together with the remains of many others, in the stomach of one sea-leopard.

The Worst Journey in the World Antarctic 1910-1913 Apsley Cherry-Garrard 1922

We soon became acquainted with the sea-leopard, which waits under the ice-foot for the little penguins; he is a brute, but sinuous and graceful as the seal world goes.

The Worst Journey in the World Antarctic 1910-1913 Apsley Cherry-Garrard 1922

There are four kinds of seal in the Antarctic; of one of these, the sea-leopard, I have already spoken.

The Worst Journey in the World Antarctic 1910-1913 Apsley Cherry-Garrard 1922

The sea-leopard has a very formidable set of teeth suitable for his carnivorous diet.

The Worst Journey in the World Antarctic 1910-1913 Apsley Cherry-Garrard 1922

One day we saw a big sea-leopard swimming along with the ship.

The Worst Journey in the World Antarctic 1910-1913 Apsley Cherry-Garrard 1922