Talk:Weddell seal

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Weddell Seal
I suppose this should really be at Weddell seal (lowercase s)? Everyking 00:22, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * I'm not 100% certain, but I know that all the birds are uppercase (Sabine's Sunbird, Sabine's Gull, Lesser-spotted Woodpecker) etc etc, and I assume that it is the same for mammals. Outside of wikipedia having common names upper or lower case seems to be a matter of personal preference, if all the journal articles I've read are anything to go by. I'll check before I fix the first sentence of this article though. Sabine's Sunbird 00:54, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * I went ahead and made the lowercase s a redirect, just for good measure. Everyking 04:05, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)

It should be in capital letters,i.e. 'Weddel Seal'

Birds are the only species whose common name is capitalized. Weddell seals, however, remain somewhat of an exception to the rule, as the word "Weddell" comes from a person's last name (i.e. a proper noun). As such, it is definitely incorrect to capitalize "seal" in addition to Weddell. So, it is most accurate to write "Weddell seals".

This argument, though, is all essentially arbitrary semantics. In science, it is most appropriate to call the species by their scientific name (Leptonychotes weddelli).

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There is a move discussion in progress on Talk:Northern Fur Seal which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. —RM bot 02:00, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

Hey! I just wanted to do a peer review on one the articles for our lab. I thought that you guys had a lot of great information that sometimes is missing from other articles such as reproductive patterns as well as a bit of history on the animal. You guys included a lot of links to terms which I found helpful as well as the recording of vocals which is great. I would, however, more to the conservation page if possible, I know they are a least concern which can sometimes be tricky since that typically that means there's not a lot of information regarding conservancy.-Sfaraone3 (talk) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sfaraone3 (talk • contribs) 20:21, 7 June 2018 (UTC)

Top predator
Weddel seal can not be a top predator as it is preyed upon by both killer whale and leopard seal. Эйхер (talk) 05:30, 1 November 2021 (UTC)

Juvenile seals
What causes high mortality rates in juvenile Weddell seals? (years 0-2). The article mentions this fact, but I don't think causes were mentioned. Asku7 (talk) 15:28, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

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