Highly specialized penta-cusped teeth effectively strain krill from mouthfuls of water. 1 in every 2 pinnipeds on earth is a crab eater seal. With some estimates as high as 50 million it is thought that the crab eater is the most abundant large, wild mammal with the exception of humans.
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Highly specialized penta-cusped teeth effectively strain krill from mouthfuls of water. 1 in every 2 pinnipeds on earth is a crab eater seal. With some estimates as high as 50 million it is thought that the crab eater is the most abundant large, wild mammal with the exception of humans.
Image dimensions: 3557 x 2371 pixels