About True Seals
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...