Seals and Sea Lions

Seals have several defense mechanisms to protect themselves from predators. One common defense mechanism is their speed and agility in the water, allowing them to escape from potential threats. Seals also have sharp teeth and strong jaws that they can use to defend themselves if necessary. Additionally, seals can blend into their surroundings by changing their coloration to avoid detection by predators.

Oh, what a lovely metaphor! When we say "the sea is a hungry lion," we're comparing the powerful and unpredictable nature of the sea to a lion on the hunt. Just like a lion, the sea can be both beautiful and fierce, showing its strength and intensity. It's a poetic way to describe the sea's vastness and untamed spirit.

Oh, what a lovely question. A crabeater seal is a special kind of consumer called a filter feeder. They mainly eat krill, tiny shrimp-like creatures, by filtering them from the water using their special teeth. It's beautiful to see how each animal plays a unique role in the delicate balance of nature.

Arctic seals protect themselves in several ways. Their thick layer of blubber provides insulation against the cold temperatures of their environment and helps them stay warm. Their streamlined bodies and strong flippers allow them to move quickly through the water, evading predators. Additionally, their camouflaged fur helps them blend in with the icy surroundings, making it harder for predators to spot them.

Harbor seals are not typically lethargic in water; they are quite agile and can swim efficiently. They often engage in playful behaviors, such as swimming and diving. However, they do spend a significant amount of time resting or basking on land or ice, which might give the impression of lethargy. In the water, they are alert and capable hunters, primarily preying on fish and invertebrates.

No. Vestigial organs are organs that were previously useful to an animal, but, even though they are no longer useful, remain because evolution hasn't taken them away yet. Seals still use flippers.

They actually club them (ouch) to make coats, boots,etc. This is so mean. Donate and help stop this.

Leopard seals typically have around 34 teeth in total, with 12 teeth in the upper jaw and 22 teeth in the lower jaw. These teeth are sharp and interlocking, ideal for catching and eating prey like fish, squid, and other seals.

Second to the top - they are predators but I believe that a Killer Whales probably kill and eat them so they are not the top predator.

So the pyramid would go (starting at the bottom):

Plankton -> fish-> penguin -> Leopard seal -> Killer Whale

An elephant's top speed is about 25 mph (40 kph). They normally only reach this top speed on rare occasions when they are scared or upset. They normally move at a much lower running speed of about 12 to 20 mph (19 to 32 kph) depending on the species, temperate and other factors. However, they tend to stick to a steady walking speed of about 4 mph (6 kph) under normally circumstances.

Monk seals can stay underwater for up to 20 minutes at a time, but they typically average around 8-12 minutes per dive. They are skilled divers that can reach depths of around 1,000 feet while hunting for food.

They are herbivores - or in plain English: plant eaters.

In April, harp seal mothers begin to wean their pups off their milk and prepare them for independence. As the ice melts, the young harp seals learn to swim and hunt on their own while staying close to their mothers for guidance and protection. They will eventually shed their white fur and enter the water as mature seals.

The baby seals that have yet to learn to swim hence they need a place to lay while they develope and the adults need a place to breed out of the water. They also sleep above water as well as in water. Due to the ice melting, there has been a huge decline in numbers as the babies drown and less breeding is taking place. Harp seals are now being spotted in parts they have not been found in prior years for breeding.

The difference between a seal and a dolphin is a seal mainly stays in the Arctic's while dolphins stay in warm salty oceans (habitat). But in the appearance a dolphin does not have ''whiskers'' like seals do....Hope this is helpful

A consumer. Producers are generally plants, which "produce" (hence the name) energy from the sun through photosynthesis. Everything else needs to get energy by consuming (hence the name "consumer") a producer, or another consumer. Sea otters generally eat sea urchins and shellfish, which feed on algae. In this food chain, the sea otters are secondary consumers, the urchins and shellfish are primary consumers, and the algae are producers.

A harbor seal is a predator in the food chain, primarily feeding on fish, squid, and shellfish. They are often preyed upon by larger predators such as sharks and orcas.

Yes. They eat fish, spiny lobsters, octopuses and eels.

it is a tertiary consumer-

producer is the plant/ algae, the primary consumer is the fish, the secondary the crab that eats the fish, the tertiary the seal that eats the crabs.

The Caribbean monk seal, West Indian seal (Monachus tropicalis), or sea wolf, as early explorers referred to it, was a species of seal native to the Caribbean and now believed to be extinct. The Caribbean monk seals' main predators were sharks and humans. Overhunting of the seals for oil, and overfishing of their food sources, are the established reasons for the seals' extinction. The last confirmed sighting of the Caribbean Monk Seal was in 1952 at Serranilla, between Jamaica and Nicaragua.

Other leopard seals. The leopard seal is one of only a few species of cannibalistic mammals in the world, along with dogs, rats, and some monkeys and primates.

The largest member of the order Carnivora is the polar bear (Ursus maritimus), which can weigh up to 1,500 pounds and reach lengths of over 10 feet.