Seal

Seal are a multispecies family of semi-aquatic predatory mammals.

The size of these animals can vary from 90 cm to 4.8 m in the southern elephant seal – the largest representative of the pinniped family. All species of seals are characterized by a streamlined body shape and four limbs in the form of flippers. Compared to dolphins, these marine animals are more mobile and flexible. Most seal species live in the cold waters of the Southern and Northern Hemispheres.

the general name of marine mammals, uniting representatives of two families: true and eared seals. Rather clumsy on land, they are excellent swimmers underwater. Appearance. The appearance of seals clearly indicates their aquatic lifestyle. At the same time, they have not completely lost their connection with the land like cetaceans. All types of seals are quite large animals weighing from 40 kg (for nepa) to 2.5 tons (for elephant seals).

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The Hawaiian Monk Seal: A Treasure of the Pacific

05/29/2024034Emilya Martirosyan

In the azure waters of the Pacific Ocean, among the paradisal islands of Hawaii, lives one of the rarest and most endangered marine mammals on Earth: the Hawaiian Monk Seal (*Neomonachus schauinslandi*). With its endearing appearance and profound ecological

seals that escaped the Lake Superior Zoo

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Seal breaks out of enclosure and creates the best new look

09/08/20220272Andrea Parss

The seal from Kent is getting better day by day Palmier the seal was suffering on a beach in Kent, England, weak and underweight. RSPCA Mallydams Wood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center took him. They realized thanks to a tag on his flipper that he’d been

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Baby Seal Was Too Scared To Jump Into The Water

06/01/20220469Andrea Parss

Ecologist Team Encourages Baby Seal To Jump Into The Water Jesse Devoe is an ecologist who went with his coworkers all the way to Antarctica for research. They were riding their snowmobiles when they heard sounds of a baby seal.