SEALS
Mammal       -       Vertebrate       -      Carnivore

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HARP SEAL PUP

WEDDELL SEAL

Male   ......................................................   Bull
Female   ..................................................   Cow
Young  .....................................................   Pup

EAR-LESS SEALS

Seals ...

• Live between 20 - 25 years
  
• Eat molluscs, squid and fish
  
• Are found in cold and tropical waters
  
• Are one of the best swimmers in the world
  
• Fall into two families  -  the earless (true seal) or the eared seals (fur seals and sea lions)
  
• It is believed that they evolved from the bear or otter-like ancestors who lived on land
  
• Breed and nurse their young on the shore
  
• Pups are born in the spring and summer and enter the water immediately
  
• Detect their prey using their whiskers
  
• Are hunted for their skins, fur and their oil
  
• Can hold its breath underwater for nearly 2 hours
  
• Can dive to depths of 1,700 feet
  
• Elephant seal milk is twice as thick as whipping cream
• Are very intelligent animals
  

There are 32 species of seals

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COLLECTIVE NOUNS

Elephant Seals

1. An arrangement of elephant seals
2. A herd of elephant seals
   
3. A pack of elephant seals
   

Seals

1. A bob of seals
   
2. A colony of seals
   
3. A crash of seals
4. A harem of seals
   
5. A herd of seals
   
6. A pod of seals
   
7. A rookery of seals
   
8. A spring of seals
   

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HAWAIIAN MONK SEAL

ELEPHANT SEAL PUP

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