How many seconds minutes or hours can seals hold their breath underwater?
they can hold their breath under the waters surface for abiout 2-3 minutes
Why do seals have a layer of fat around their body?
They have a thick layer of fat so they can keep warm.
What do harp seals do for work?
Harp Seals eat a wide variety of fish and other sea creatures, and their diet seems to vary during different stages of life. Since reporting of the stomach contents of killed seals began in 1941, at least 67 species of fish and 70 species of invertebrates have been found to be part of the Harp Seal's diet. For the source and more detailed information concerning this request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.
How far fur seals tends to travel in a day?
well if they're FUR seals, i'm assuming that they are stuffed toys. Therefore, they will not travel at all in a day. Hope I helped! :)
Bigger Shark like Great White Shark and Predatory Dolphin like Orca aka Killer Whale eat Sea Lion.
Killer Whales & Sharks
and polar bears
Of course, all chordates ( animals with backbones, or vertebrates, have skeletal systems, have you not seen elephant skeletons in museums- including mammoths- tusks fossilize, they are bone, but trunks do not! Most mammals have a two-piece tibia and fibular leg-construction with another bone on the side of the lower leg for support. study this on Museum reconstructions. There you have it, tusk tusk, and no bones about it, Soft body parts, such as trunks on elephants decompose and do not fossilize with very rare exceptions of frozen mammoths in Alaska and Siberia.
The African lion (Panthera Leo) which hunts wildebeest and zebra in Africa is a land creature. However Sea Lions live in the ocean and are a type of pinniped bearing resemblance to a seal in fact you probably couldn't tell the difference
How do Steller sea lions move in the water?
It uses its bellie to help him push his self through the water and if he wants to come out the water for a couple of seconds he pushes his bellie down and up and he comes out the water sea lions are one of the slowest moving sea creture in the world.
The same reason most animals that have whiskers do. It's part of there sense of touch. With seals, their whiskers help them sense slight changes in the movement of the water, helping them chase after prey and avoid predators.
How do leapord seals avoid predators?
It protects itself by using the camouflage. Their back is spotted for a reason you know.Anyway the only known pretador of the Leopard Seal is the Killer Whale.
Do the seals spend most of their time in the water or on land?
seals spend more time on the land, they only go in water to hunt.
Well the sea lion is most commonly known to have long fur to thefact that cran'(uncleaned herring) can attack them in a such violent way. So silly poono's military treehouse(remember that?) can find your cheese?
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What kind fish do harp seal eat?
Both grey and common seals eat a variety of prey - fish, shellfish, squid and octopus. They are opportunistic feeders, and will eat whatever is available, including cod, herring, flounder, sculpin, salmon, mackerel, sandeel, shrimp and whelk.
What enables the weddle seal to survive in such a cold place?
I Belive you are reffering to the Weddell Seal. It is able to survive at such a cold place because of its thick fat.
A water sealed toilet system, or latrine or kitchen sink, is one where there is an S or P bend beneath the appliance such that there is a water barrier between the appliance and the sewers. This is necessary to prevent sewer gases from entering the building.
In addition to the water seal, there should also be a vent to air on the sewer side of the appliance, to ensure that pressure fluctuations in the sewer system will not destroy the water seals. (or suck them away).
Do seals sleep with there eyes closed?
Seahorses don't have eyelids, so they sleep with both Eyes open.
What is the life cycle of a harp seal?
They begin as a baby harp seal, with white fur, to protect them from predators. After about 3 weeks, they begin to lose their fur and obtain a sleek gray leather coat. Beyond this point, they spend most of their life in the water feeding on small fish like shrimp salmon, octopus, flounder, cod, plankton, and squid. A full grown harp seal can weigh as much as 400 lbs and be between 5 and 6 feet long.
How long is the gestation period for an elephant seal?
Elephant seals are 5 metres long. They are the biggest seals in the world.
They also weigh 4 tonnes which is heaps. When their chest is off the ground and their stretching up towards the sky they are up to a mans shoulder which is so big.
How many babies can gray seals have?
Grey seals usually only have 1 to 2 babies at a time. On the east coast grey seals have their pups in the autumn. On the west coast these seals have their pups in the winter. The pups only stay with their mother for the first month of their life and then venture off on their own.
What is the latin word for sea lion?
Down in Mexico they call them Los Lobos. There are many islands in the Sea of Cortez where the California sea lion Zalophus Californianus breed.
How can you help the Australian sea lion?
To save an Australian Sea Lion you have to not go fishing where you know they might be. You have to try at least to not pollute and in doing this you will be cleaning their environment and their sea water, don't leave your lights on and save as much electricity as you can. Put your rubbish in the bin!!
Must a notary's seal be an embossed seal?
Yes. As a notary I have a seal and a stamp that I use when I notarize papers. It is sent to a notary once they have gone through a fingerprint check and giving an oath.