i feel like this guy belongs here. grumpy weddell seal my beloved
Today's Seal Is: Just Not Having It :/
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Weddell seal
By: T. Daniel
From: The Fascinating Secrets of Oceans & Islands
1972
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Weddell seal pups saying hi
via weddellsealscience
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Seals
Some fun painting practice from a while back!
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Animal of the Day!
Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes weddellii)
(Photo from World Atlas)
Conservation Status- Least Concern
Habitat- Southern Ocean
Size (Weight/Length)- 450 kg; 3 m
Diet- Squid; Fish; Shrimp
Cool Facts- The Weddell seal is one of the largest seal species, packing on 5 centimeters of blubber all over their body accounting for almost a third of their body weight. Well, when you live in the coldest place in the world that fat comes in handy. Resting on ice flows in the summer, Weddell seals raise their pups and feast on plentiful fish thanks to plankton blooms. In the winter, the air chill is -60 Celsius with winds over 300 kilometers per hour. Weddell seals stay in the considerably warmer water, a crisp -2 degrees Celsius. Using their teeth, they grind back breathing holes to prevent them from icing over and use their powerful snout to break through thinner ice. Luckily, after the banning of commercial sealing in the 1980s, Weddell seal populations have bounced back to a stable level.
Rating- 11/10 (They change their vocalization to try and talk to humans.)
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“This is a Weddell seal swimming in McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea, Antarctica. Photo by Daniel P. Costa.”
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Today's Seal Is: The Sniffer
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Weddell seal
By: Unknown photographer
From: WWF Threatened Animals
1986
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as the CEO of seals it is high time i made some seal OCs. pebble is the adopted daughter of blue & dusky :3
please reblog my art!
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Life is hard in Antarctica, and so we begin with a clash of the titans.
Weddell seals (R) are the world's southernmost breeding mammal. Known for their beautiful noises and graceful way of moving under the ice, they also have the highest percentage of milkfat out of any mammal.
Crabeater seals (R) are the most abundant seal species in the world although they are often overlooked, probably because they don't live where many humans do! They are known for their distinctive teeth, which some people think look like Christmas trees, that help them strain krill out of the water. They also make beautiful noises.
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