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What do Caspian seals eat during the summer?
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Crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophagus).
During the summer, Caspian seals congregate in the warmer southern reaches of the Caspian Sea, where their diet expands significantly. They prey primarily on kilka, which accounts for nearly 70 percent of their food intake. Additionally, they consume herring, sturgeon, and smelt, as well as mollusks and other invertebrates.12