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     VIDEO: California Sea Lions are the FASTEST of all seals | Oceana

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   Feb 24, 2009 · When looking into the Atlantic Harbor Seal Exhibit at the New England Aquarium, people can see how graceful the seals are while swimming in the water. What y...

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3. www.youtube.com › watchVIDEO: California Sea Lions are the FASTEST of all seals ...

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   California sea lions are the fastest of all seals or sea lions, swimming at top speeds of 25 miles per hour. Check out more fun facts about these sea lions i...

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4. a-z-animals.com › blog › discover-how-fast-seals-canDiscover How Fast Seals Can Swim: Top Speeds and Interesting ...

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   Jun 27, 2023 · Gray seals can swim between 14 to 23 mph, while fur seals can swim up to 15 mph. Every part of a fur seal’s body is covered in fur except its flippers, which help them stay cool in warm weather. However, it also makes them fast and efficient swimmers. Leopard seals can swim at speeds of 25 mph even though they weigh a whopping 1,300 pounds ...

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5. www.youtube.com › watchSeals swimming underwater view - YouTube

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   See how seals swim and interact with each other through the glass wall of their tank in the Antwerp zoo (Belgium). Common seal or harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)

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6. journals.biologists.com › jeb › articleHow fast does a seal swim? Variations in swimming behaviour ...

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   Sep 15, 2007 · Mean `descent' swim speeds were faster than the estimated MCT speed (1.3 m s –1)(Thompson et al., 1993) for all seals except for the adult Q. Mean `ascent' swimming speeds were faster than the calculated MCT speed for all pups (range 1.53–2.00 m s –1), while for adults, ascent swimming speeds were close to or less than MCT speed .

   • Author: Susan L Gallon, Carol E Sparling, Jean-Yves Georges, Michael A Fedak, Martin Biuw, Dave Thompson

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7. worldanimalfoundation.org › post › 1288340Dive Into the World of Seals and Discover Their Secrets

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   Feb 9, 2023 · There are over 30 various species of seals and sea lions living in the world’s oceans, all of which swim a great deal faster than the average human. Although they appear clumsy and awkward on land, in the water, the seal uses its torpedo-shaped body and fin-like feet to perform amazing feats of agility and predation.

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   Do seals swim faster than humans?

   • There are over 30 various species of seals and sea lions living in the world’s oceans, all of which swim a great deal faster than the average human. Although they appear clumsy and awkward on land, in the water, the seal uses its torpedo-shaped body and fin-like feet to perform amazing feats of agility and predation.

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   How fast do seals swim?

   • Mean `descent' swim speeds were faster than the estimated MCT speed (1.3 m s –1) (Thompson et al., 1993) for all seals except for the adult Q. Mean `ascent' swimming speeds were faster than the calculated MCT speed for all pups (range 1.53–2.00 m s –1), while for adults, ascent swimming speeds were close to or less than MCT speed (Table 1).

   How fast does a seal swim? Variations in swimming behaviour under

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   Why do seals swim faster than MCT speeds?

   • At higher speeds this effect is exacerbated by seals spending proportionately longer breathing (Fedak et al., 1988). Our seals may therefore have been swimming at or close to MCT speeds during`ascent'. If so, however, they must have been swimming faster than MCT speed when travelling to the feeder.

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   How fast do SEALs swam?

   • On average, our seals swam approximately 20% faster than the estimated MCT speed when returning to the surface (Table 1), and over 40% faster than the expected MCT speed when going to the feeder. Estimates of MCT speed based on animals swimming in flume tanks may be underestimates.

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   Does travel distance affect a seal's swim speed?

   • Mean swim speed decreased significantly with increasing distance to the patch, indicating that seals adjusted their speed in response to travel distance, consistent with optimality model predictions. There was, however, no significant relationship between the transit swim speeds and prey density at the patch.

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   How fast does a grey seal swim?

   • The MCT speed was estimated from the metabolic rate–swim speed relationship for grey seals swimming in a flume tank (Fedak et al., 1988; Thompson et al., 1993). The measured MCT speed was approximately 1.3 m s –1 and unrelated to body mass.

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9. www.nhm.ac.uk › press-office › press-releasesEngineers and biologists join forces to reveal how seals ...

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   May 6, 2021 · Engineers and biologists join forces to reveal how seals evolved to swim. New research has combined cutting-edge engineering with animal behaviour to explain the origins of efficient swimming in Nature’s underwater acrobats: Seals and Sea Lions. Seals and sea lions are fast swimming ocean predators that use their flippers to literally fly ...