Marine World

  SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION: Binomial Name Pusa Caspica Family Phocidae Genus Pusa Species P.Caspica Weight 50-86 Kgs Life Span 26- 50 Years Gestation Period 10-11 Months Group Names Pod or Bob IUCN Status Endangered MATING BEHAVIOR     Monogamy REPRODUCTION SEASON     L ate February-mid-March PREGNANCY DURATION      11 months BABY CARRYING      1 pup INDEPENDENT AGE      1 month FEMALE NAME      Cow MALE NAME      Bull BABY NAME      Pup            Seals have blubber under their skin, a thick layer of fat that keeps them warm in the icy water.     Seals have more blood than other animals, and since blood cells carry oxygen, seal...

  SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION: Binomial Name Pusa Sibirica Family Phocidae Genus Pusa Species P. Sibirica Weight 80-90 Kgs Life Span 52- 56 Years Gestation Period 9 Months Group Names Pod or Bob IUCN Status Least Concern Some Fun Facts About Baikal Seal:         Size ·        Baikal seals are small seals, averaging 1.3 meters in length and weighing between 50–130 kg. Males are slightly larger than females.          Appearance ·        Baikal seals have dense fur that is dark in color, with a silvery gray back and a lighter yellowish gray front. Some have spotted coats, but these are rare.         Teeth ·        Baikal sea...

  SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION: Trinomial Name Pusa Hispida Saimensis Family Phocidae Genus Pusa Species P. Hispida Sub Species P.h. Saimensis Weight 50-90 Kgs Life Span 20 Years Gestation Period 11 Months Group Names Pod or Bob IUCN Status Endangered Interesting Facts about the Saimaa Ringed Seals: The Saimaa Ringed Seal is believed to be as intelligent as a dog. The seal uses its claws to dig a breathing hole in the lake ice. The Saimaa Ringed Seal can remain submerged for over 20 minutes. Typically, a dive lasts less than ten minutes. In late February the female gives birth, usually to one pup, in a lair that is dug into a lakeshore snowdrift. The lair is difficult to spot from on top of the lake ice, because it is accessed via ...

  SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION: Binomial Name Pusa hispida Family Phocidae Genus Pusa Species P. hispida Weight 50-110 Kgs Life Span 15- 28 Years Gestation Period 9-11 Months Group Names Pod or Bob IUCN Status Least Concern Some Fun Facts About Ringed Seals:         Breathing holes        Ringed seals use their claws to dig breathing holes in the ice that can be over 6 feet deep.        Snow caves       Ringed seals build snow caves above their breathing holes to rest and give birth.          Breeding season        During breeding season, male ringed seals' faces turn black and they smell like gasoline.          Swimming       ...

  SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION: Binomial Name Phoca Largha Family Phocidae Genus Phoca Species P. Largha Weight 82-123 Kgs Life Span 30-35 Years Gestation Period 10 Months Group Names Pod or Bob IUCN Status Data Deficient Some Fun Facts About Spotted Seals:         1. Spotted seals are called these names by the Alaskan Natives: qasigiaq (Inupiaq), issuriq (Yup’ik), gazigyaq (St. Lawrence Island Yupik), and issuri (Nunivak Island Cup’ig).   2. Spotted seals were once believed to be the same as the harbor seal species. Their ranges do overlap and there has been some interbreeding.   3. The Spotted seal is the only seal breeding in China.   4. In the summer spotted seals use the coastal haul-outs, a reason being so they can get warmed in the sun.   5. S...

  SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION: Binomial Name Phoca Vitulina Family Phocidae Genus Phoca Species P. Vitulina Weight 150-110 Kgs Life Span 26- 32 Years Gestation Period 9.5 Months Group Names Pod or Bob IUCN Status Least Concern Some Fun Facts About Harbor Seal: Pacific harbor seals are the most common marine mammal in Puget Sound, and their populations are healthy. Seals share a common ancestor with dogs and bears and have upper and lower arms and legs concealed within their skin. Only their hands and feet extend outside the body envelope. Seals have large eyes to see in dark, deep water. They have long necks, which they can shoot out quickly to catch fish while swimming. Seals can live in fresh or saltwater; they usually spend their entire lives in an area of about five miles. Baby seals ...

  DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SEALS AND SEA LIONS: The main difference between eared seals and true seals is that true seals lack an external ear flap, while eared seals have one. Other differences include:  Size The size of both eared seals and true seals can vary by species, but adult male eared seals can grow up to 8.2 ft and weigh up to 770 lbs, while adult female eared seals can grow up to 6.6 ft and weigh up to 440 lbs. True seals can range in size from the ringed seal, which is 1.1 to 1.7 meters long and weighs 45 to 100 kilograms, to the southern elephant seal, which can grow to over 6 meters long and weigh over 4,000 kilograms Habitat True seals typically live in the cold ocean waters of the Arctic or off the coasts of Antarctica. Eared seals live in sub polar, temperate, and equatorial waters throughout the Pacific and Southern Oceans, but are absent from the North Atlantic. Life Style Eared Seals have a semiaquatic Lifestyle, Feeding and migrating in t...

  Earless seals are often called “true seals.”  Earless seals do have ears, just no visible ear flaps .  Seals live on every continent on Earth, with some widespread species and others that are found only in one place.  Earless seals are generally solitary animals, but they can be seen congregating in large numbers during breeding season.  They are known to use vocalizations such as barks and growls to communicate with each other.  They are also known to use their front flippers to help them move on land or ice.  Seals are also known as pinnipeds, a group of marine mammals that includes sea lions.  The word "pinniped" comes from Latin and means "fin-" or "flipper-footed".  "There are 33 different species of seals, with the Southern elephant seal being the largest and the ringed seal being the smallest".  Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Carnivora Clade Pinnipedia Family Phocidea Super Family Phoco...