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Seals and Sea Lions
Seals and sea lions are Pinnipeds or fin-footed marine mammals. Earless seals that lack ear flaps are true seals, while eared seals are sea lions. These mammals can spend their life on water and partly on land.
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What does a seal have fur feathers or skin?
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What does a gray seal look like?
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Grey seals tend to be friendlier than other breeds, if you have reared one since a pup then they will be very docile. but i wouldn't recomend one as a pet!
Facts on sea lions?
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There are 33 species of seal world-wide, two of which live around Britain.
Scotland is an important breeding area for grey seals.
The grey seal population is estimated to be increasing by seven per cent a year.
Neither grey seals nor common seals are an endangered species.
Grey seals are larger than common seals, and have a distinctive profile.
Unlike whales and dolphins, seals give birth on land.
Seals are insulated from the cold by a thick layer of blubber.
Grey seals mate on land, but common seals usually mate in water.
Seals have sensitive whiskers that help them to detect prey in murky waters.
As soon as a pup is born, its mother forms a bond with it by smelling and calling to it.
Grey seals have been known to live for 46 years.
Some seal species have been hunted almost to extinction in some parts of the world.
In 1988 phocine distemper virus killed about 33 per cent of all common seals in the North Sea.
Oil spills are thought to cause breathing problems in seals, as well as damage to ears, nose and throat.
Seals are wild animals if approached too closely they will bite.
How long has the harp seal been endangered?
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Harp Seals have never been endangered there number is increasing more each year.
What is a seals food source?
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Seals eat mostly fish, but they also eat asp, shrimp, crab and some crustations. Hope that helps!
What is a seal's kingdom called?
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pinniped. wiki has it. national geographic did quite an extensive article on them a few years ago. research. fact; they are birds.
What is the height for a harp seal?
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"Harp seals grow to be 1.6 to 1.9m long and 130-160 kg in weight. Males are silvery grey with a black head and a horseshoe-shaped band across the back and the flanks (the harp). Females have a lighter head and their "harp" is lighter and can be fragmented. Pups have a silky white fur at birth and moult after one week. After moulting they are silvery grey with irregular dark and black spots."
How long does it take for a sea lion to be full grown?
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It takes about 2 years for a sea lion to be fully grown.
How long can weddell seals stay under water?
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They have an average life expantancy of up to 40 years!
What is the density of the water the sea lions live in?
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Otters can change their density to either float on the surface of the water, or sink. Therefore, their density can vary.
What is the description of sea?
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Lots and lots of space both deep and wide filled with tons of sea creatures and water. That's what she said.
How often can leopard seals give birth?
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Leopard seals have a gestation period of approximately 8 to 9 months, before giving birth to a single pup.
What is the Ross seals diet?
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Ross Seal dont eat at all! Can you believe it. Actually they only eat Julia Gillard's hair. OMG
What are the abiotic factors of Sea Lions?
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Abiotic Factor: The Sea Otter is carnivorous, so it eats mussels, etc. So, the organisms that are in a shell, the sea otter brings the shell to the surface and get a rock to crack the shell open. Obviously, the rock would be an abiotic factor. So the rock helps the otter survive by letting it eat (source of energy).
Does a harp seal have fur?
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Yes, harp seals have claws. See an example image at http://scrink.com/blog/enviro/uploaded_images/baby_harp_seal_682_458143a-715344.jpg
What does the weddell seal baby look like?
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Cute and white and fluffy and and bloody because they are being killed in he seal slaughter :(
Why do seals travel together?
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Seals travel together for the same reasons as lions, zebras etc... They travel together so that they can protect one-another from predators and any dangers that approach. If a seal was alone and lets say a shark comes by... it's going to be a gonner! So now you know what I'm saying right?
Hope this helped!
Diana <3
What are 3 of the 7 major themes of biology to the life of a harp seal?
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one theme that relates to the harp seal is reproduction. Another theme is homeostasis because it is able to maintain a consistant body temperature in spite of their cold environment because of their body shape and thick layer of fat.the last one is cellular organization. it has one or more cells.I am not really sure about that last one.
What do lepord seals eat?
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They like to eat all sorts of fish and anything they can find really. But when it comes to lepored seals i do not know what they really do like to eat.
How many seals are there in antarctica?
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7: elephant seals,harp seals, cabeater seals, ross seals, leopard seals, wendell seals and hooded seals
