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Created by the Cornish Seal Sanctuary – SEA LIFE Trust 4 How much do you know about our oceans? Answer true or false to the facts below. 1) Nearly half of the Earth is covered by oceans. True False The oceans actually cover 70% of the Earth’s surface! 2) We know about millions of marine life forms.
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OVERVIEW
1. Seals represent a subset of mammals known as marine mammals. They have all the characteristics of a mammal, such as having fur and warm blood; they are vertebrates; and—most importantly—their mothers nourish their young with milk produced by their mammary glands. 2. These mammals spend most of their lives in or close to water, particularly the ocean, searching for food, but they must leave the water to give birth, mate, and shed their fur. 3. This characteristic sets them apart from aquati...
PHYSICAL FEATURES
1. Only the otariids have external ears. The phocids and walruses, on the other hand, have only ear holes and no outer ear flaps. 2. They have fewer teeth than most carnivores, particularly incisors, and molars, but pointed, sharp canines. 3. All seals have fin-shaped feet, which is why they are named pinnipeds, which means “fin-footed” in Latin. 4. Except for crabeaters and leopard seals, males are often larger than females. They have sleek and spindly bodies, rounded heads, short snouts, an...
SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION
1. The seals are a suborder of the Carnivora that includes the Phocidae (earless or “true” seals), the Otariidae (eared seals, including fur seals and sea lions), and the Odobenidae (walrus), which can be found in aquatic environments. 2. There are 34 species of living pinnipeds, while more than 50 extinct species have been documented using fossil evidence. 3. Most pinnipeds fall into one of three categories or families. First, the Phocidae, or true seals, lack external ears and must drag the...
This fantastic bundle includes everything you need to know about Seals across 29 in-depth pages. These ready-to-use worksheets are perfect for teaching kids about Seals. Seals, also known as pinnipeds or the aquatic animals’ clowns, are a large and diversified group of carnivorous, fin-footed, semiaquatic marine animals.
Below is a list of all the worksheets included in this document. 1. Seals Facts 2. Seal’s Profile 3. Who’s A Mammal? 4. Guess Who I Am 5. Spot The Difference 6. My Home 7. Let’s Dive In! 8. Truth Reveals 9. Info-mazing! 10. SEALed with Love 11. Call For Action
Read the scenarios below and answer the questions. To identify the marine mammals, use the dichotomous keys provided – one for cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) and one for pinnipeds (seals, sea lions and walruses). A dichotomous key is a systematic guide to species identification. Start by reading the two options under number one.
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marine mammal — a mammal adapted to live in the marine environment and dependent on the ocean for food. molt — n. The shed exoskeleton, hair, feathers, or skin of an animal. v. To shed the exoskeleton or the outer layer of hair, feathers, or skin. Pinnipedia — the scientific order that includes seals, sea lions, and walruses.
Harbour Seal Marine Mammal Centre Calais (Over) Aaron J Cohen, PD Page 4 Seal Pup U.S. F&WS, PD Page 5 Grey Seal, Halichoerus Grypus, Ecomare, Texel, Netherlands B.J. Shoenmakers, PD Page 6 Baikal-seal, Baikal Lake, Siberia Harald Olsen CC-SA Page 6 Mirounga leonina, male elephant seal B Navez, GNU Page 7 Common Seal PD Page 8 Bearded seal ...
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Oct 9, 2019 · l: Species DistributionWorksheet Answer KeyDirections:Plot. he following marine mammal coordinates on the map. below. Place the number of the marine mammal on the map. Use the location and the. pecies description to determine the species. represented. Fill in the table with the correct species. Latitudinal.
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• Right whale picture sheets, one picture per pair of students (degree of difficulty starts with 1 being the easiest). • Answer key to the pictures sheets for the teachers . Students should NOT be given the answer key. • Dry erase markers • Windex and paper towel. 1. Today we are talking about marine mammals in your backyard.
