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Paro seal robot. PARO is a therapeutic baby harp seal robot, intended to be very cute and to have a calming effect on and elicit emotional responses in patients of hospitals and nursing homes, similar to animal-assisted therapy except using robots.
Baby grey seals have been spotted on the Norfolk coast as this year’s pupping season gets under way. The season typically begins in November, with the first fluffy faces already caught on camera ...
The aquarium recently announced the arrival of a brand new harbor seal pup. And celebrated their new addition with an adorable video introduction online. The seal pup has yet to be named, but that ...
GoPro cameras have soared with pelicans and free fallen from space, and now they are going underwater for a cute encounter with some seals, diving below the North Sea off the coast of England for ...
Adult harp seals grow to be 1.7 to 2.0 m (5 ft 7 in to 6 ft 7 in) long and weigh from 115 to 140 kg (254 to 309 lb). [1] The harp seal pup often has a yellow-white coat at birth due to staining from amniotic fluid, but after one to three days, the coat turns white and stays white for 2–3 weeks, until the first molt. [2]
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]
The UK is home to about 120,000 grey seals - roughly 40% of the world's population. While common seals give birth in June and July, the pupping season for grey seals coincides with the start of ...
Andre the Seal (1961–1986), [1] a harbour seal who was found off in Penobscot Bay, Maine, United States. Hoover (c. 1971 –1985), a harbour seal who imitated basic human speech. Midge the Sea Lion (1985–2010), a resident of Oklahoma City Zoo; Mum (sea lion), the first sea lion to give birth in mainland New Zealand for over a century.