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  2. What’s Being Done to Save the Hawaiian Monk Seal (and What ...

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    The seals frequently visit popular tourist beaches, often giving birth there, which creates a hazard for both the seal and the human, as mothers are aggressive and protective of their young.

  3. Leopard seal - Wikipedia

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    The skull of the leopard seal. The leopard seal has a distinctively long and muscular body shape when compared to other seals. The overall length of adults is 2.4–3.5 m (7.9–11.5 ft) and their weight is in the range 200 to 600 kilograms (440 to 1,320 lb), making them the same length as the northern walrus but usually less than half the weight.

  4. Caspian seal - Wikipedia

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    In the summer and winter, during mating season, Caspian seals tend to live in large groups. At other times of the year, these seals are solitary. During the summer, however, they make aggressive snorts or use flipper waving to tell other seals to keep their distance. Little else is known about their behavior. [9]

  5. Harbor seal - Wikipedia

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    The harbor (or harbour) seal (Phoca vitulina), also known as the common seal, is a true seal found along temperate and Arctic marine coastlines of the Northern Hemisphere. The most widely distributed species of pinniped (walruses, eared seals, and true seals), they are found in coastal waters of the northern Atlantic and Pacific oceans, Baltic ...

  6. Baikal seal - Wikipedia

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    Baikal seals mate in the water towards the end of the pupping season. With a combination of delayed implantation and a nine-month gestation period, the Baikal seals' overall pregnancy is around 11 months. Pregnant females are the only Baikal seals to haul out during the winter. The males tend to stay in the water, under the ice, all winter.

  7. Weddell seal - Wikipedia

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    Weddell seals are commonly found on fast ice, or ice fastened to land, and gather in small groups around cracks and holes within the ice. [11] In the winter, they stay in the water to avoid blizzards, with only their heads poking through breathing holes in the ice. [8] These seals are often observed lying on their sides when on land.

  8. Pinniped - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 December 2024. Taxonomic group of semi-aquatic mammals Pinnipeds Temporal range: Latest Oligocene – Holocene, 24–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Clockwise from top left: Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus), Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus), New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri), walrus ...

  9. Crabeater seal - Wikipedia

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    Crabeater seals can raise their heads and arch their backs while on ice, and they are able to move quickly if not subject to overheating. Crabeater seals exhibit scarring either from leopard seal attacks around the flippers or, for males, during the breeding season while fighting for mates around the throat and jaw. [3]