Which seal has the shortest hair?
The Mediterranean Monk Seal has the shortest hair of all pinnipeds (flipper-footed mammal). Mediterranean monk […]
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What is the world’s most endangered seal?
The Mediterranean monk seal is a phocid or “true” seal, and is the rarest and […]
What seal uses an “inflatable nose” to threaten others?
When Northern Elephant Seal males reach puberty at about 7 years old, they develop a […]
What is the largest seal?
Northern elephant seals are the largest phocid, or “true” seal, in the Northern Hemisphere. Fully […]
What seal covers the most distance on land? Where?
The Crabeater Seal just may cover more distance on land than any other seal. Living […]
What is the favorite food of the Crabeater Seal?
Krill. The Crabeater Seal does not eat crab, it only eats krill. The seal earned […]
What carnivore has the most highly-specialized teeth?
Crabeater Seal teeth are so unusual that many researchers consider them to be the most […]
What Antarctic predator “backlights” its prey?
The Weddell Seal is the only seal that lives permanently in the icy waters of […]
What animal blows air into ice cracks to feed?
The Weddell Seal is the only seal that lives permanently in the icy waters of […]
What seal dives 2,000 feet under ice to avoid predators?
The Weddell Seal lives in the icy waters of the Southern Ocean, along the coast […]