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Sep 26, 2024 · seal, any of 32 species of web-footed aquatic mammals that live chiefly in cold seas and whose body shape, round at the middle and tapered at the ends, is adapted to swift and graceful swimming.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Like whales, manatees, and sea otters, they are marine mammals, meaning millions of years ago their ancestors evolved from a life on land to a life at sea. Today, they remain creatures of both land and sea. Though able to walk on land, they are truly at home in the water.
- Bearded Seal.
- California Sea Lion.
- Gray Seal.
- Guadalupe Fur Seal.
The two resident species of seal in Maritime coastal waters are the grey and harbour seal. Occasionally other (Arctic migrant) species (harp and hooded seals and walruses) are seen. Please refer to the “Marine mammal strandings and identification in the Maritime Provinces” book for information on pinniped species most likely to be ...
Those fin-shaped feet make them supreme swimmers, and all pinnipeds are considered semi-aquatic marine mammals. This means they must spend some part of their lives on land or sea ice,...
Most seals have a layer of dense fur to provide insulation. Only walruses are sparsely covered in fur. Seals are semi-aquatic mammals, having adapted to life in the ocean. The bodies of true seals and walruses are shaped like a torpedo, with physical features like ears internalized and short flippers, which allows them to reach high speeds ...
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Seals are aquatic mammals which belong to the family ‘Pinnipedia‘ which means ‘winged-feet’ and refers to their flippers, which are specially adapted for life in the sea. There are 33 species of seal worldwide, two of which live around the British coastlines.
