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A group of 3 seals on the beach shore |
There are over 18 species of semi-aquatic marine mammals of the family Phocidae which is genus of Seals.
1.
Seals Are Related to Bears, Skunks, and Badgers.
2.
"Earless" True Seals Actually Do Have Ears.
3.
The Largest Seal Weighs More Than Four Tons.
4.
Mothers and Pups Bond With a Unique Call.
5.
Seals are known as the true seals, the earless seals or the
crawling seals
6.
A male seal is called a bull, a female is called a cow, and a baby
is called a pup
7.
A group of seals is called a colony on land, and a raft when in
the water.
8.
The male Southern elephant seal can grow to the size of a small
truck weighing over 7000 pounds
9.
Seals live mostly in very cold, often frozen environments, and
their bodies are layered in blubber to protect them from the elements.
Facts about Seal
- carnivorous (meat-eating)
- diurnal (awake during the day)
- aquatic (lives in and near water)
- pinniped(webbed digits)
- phocid (true seal family)
- mammal (animal with mammary glands and hair follicles)
Scientific
Classification
Class - Mammalia
Order - Carnivora
Genus - Phocidae
Species - phoca
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