Leopard seals look so cute, but even their name gives us a clue about their true nature: They re carnivores with a taste for penguin meat. The marine mammals size, sometimes exceeding 12 feet (3.7 m), makes them dangerous, even to people. This absorbing volume combines attention-grabbing text with exciting photographs of leopard seals in their native habitats. Young marine biologists will learn about the sneaky behaviors of these sea creatures as well as about other adaptations that make them such toothy terrors. "Amazing Fact" boxes highlight organisms' extraord, Fact Boxes, Full-Color Photographs, For Further Information Section, Glossary, Graphic Organizers, Index, Web Sites, Charts, Graphs, Tables.