Marine World

  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...

  SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION: Binomial Name ArctocephalusPusillus Family Otariidae Genus Arctocephalus Species A. Pusillus Weight 110-360 Kgs Life Span 19- 21 Years Gestation Period 12 Months Group Names Raft & Colony IUCN Status Least Concern Some Fun Facts About Cape And Australian Fur Seal:         Size         Male Cape fur seals are much larger than females, weighing up to 350 kg compared to 150 kg for females.         Hunting        Australian fur seals can dive up to 150 meters to hunt for prey.         Diet         Cape fur seals eat mainly fish, such as sardines, anchovies, hake, gobies, and horse mackerel.          Lifesp...

  SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION: Binomial Name Arctocephalus Gazella Family Otariidae Genus Arctocephalus Species A. Gazella Weight 51-204 Kgs Life Span 15- 25 Years Gestation Period 11.75 Months Group Names Raft & Colony IUCN Status Least Concern Some Fun Facts About Antarctic Fur Seals: Ears Antarctic fur seals are the only seal species in Antarctica with visible ears. They also have long external ears and whiskers. Diving Male Antarctic fur seals can dive up to 350 meters, while females can dive up to 210 meters. Walking Antarctic fur seals can walk on land by turning their back flippers forward to use as "feet". Size Antarctic fur seals are the smallest of the Antarctic seals. Color Adult male Antarctic fur seals are usually darker in color than females, who can be pale, blo...