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     • Seals are carnivore s, eating mainly fish, though some also consume squid, other mollusk s, and crustacean s.
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     Seal | Description, Species, Habitat, Diet, & Facts | Britannica

2. www.britannica.com › animal › seal-mammalSeal | Description, Species, Habitat, Diet, & Facts | Britannica

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   Sep 26, 2024 · Seals are carnivore s, eating mainly fish, though some also consume squid, other mollusk s, and crustacean s. Unlike other seals, the leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) of the Antarctic feeds largely on penguins, seabirds, and other seals, in addition to fish and krill.

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   Pinnipeds (pronounced / ˈpɪnɪˌpɛdz /), commonly known as seals, [a] are a widely distributed and diverse clade of carnivorous, fin -footed, semiaquatic, mostly marine mammals.

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5. www.animalspot.net › sealSeal Facts, Types, Diet, Reproduction, Classification, Pictures

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   Seals have high longevity and can live up to 25-30 years. The longest living seal recorded is a female Gray seal off the coast of the Shetland Isles in Scotland who lived up to 46 years. What do they eat. Carnivorous in nature, their diet consists of seafood like crabs, krill, mackerel, mollusks, octopi, salmon, and squid.

   • Class: Mammalia
   • Phylum: Chordata

   • Order: Carnivora

6. worldanimalfoundation.org › post › 1288340Seals – Habitat, Behavior, Anatomy, And More

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   Feb 9, 2023 · What Kind of Creature Is the Seal? Seals are aquatic mammals, but they are more closely related to bears and skunks than any other marine mammals. That could be because they were once exclusively terrestrial, living entirely on dry land, but more about that later.

7. www.nationalgeographic.com › animals › mammalsSeals, facts and photos - National Geographic

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   Seals. Common Name: Seals. Scientific Name: Pinnipedia. Diet: Carnivore. Average Life Span In The Wild: Up to 30 years. Size: 3 feet to 20 feet long. Weight: 100 pounds to 4.4 tons. There are...

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   Aug 30, 2024 · Seal fact: These animals, also known as pinnipeds, make up three diverse groups of semi-aquatic carnivorous marine mammals.

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   Is a seal a mammalian or a carnivore?

   • Seals are mammals and, as such, belong to the Mammalian class along with over 6,000 other species. Within the class Mammalia, there are 26 different orders, of which seals fall into the order Carnivora, which also includes wolves, bears, hyenas, and dogs.

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   Are seals marine mammals?

   • Seals are aquatic mammals, but they are more closely related to bears and skunks than any other marine mammals. That could be because they were once exclusively terrestrial, living entirely on dry land, but more about that later. Unlike other marine mammals, seals spend long periods on land using nearby oceans and lakes for foraging and hunting.

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   What kind of creature is a seal?

   • What Kind of Creature Is the Seal? Seals are aquatic mammals, but they are more closely related to bears and skunks than any other marine mammals. That could be because they were once exclusively terrestrial, living entirely on dry land, but more about that later.

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   Are eared seals carnivores?

   • In addition to the presence of external ears, eared seals have longer flippers than do earless seals. Also, the fur of eared seals is more apparent, especially in sea lions. Seals are carnivore s, eating mainly fish, though some also consume squid, other mollusk s, and crustacean s.

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   Do seals eat fish?

   • Despite their numerous differences, all seal species are carnivorous. Most species prey on fish, but a few have more selective diets, like the Crabeater seal that eats only krill. What Makes Up The Seal’s Diet? Some seals are more opportunistic than others and will eat almost anything that comes their way, from fish to crustaceans.

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   Are seals a carnivore or a hyena?

   • Within the class Mammalia, there are 26 different orders, of which seals fall into the order Carnivora, which also includes wolves, bears, hyenas, and dogs. Seals have their own sub-order, pinnipeds, but are divided into different families based on their ear structure.

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10. www.britannica.com › summary › seal-mammalSeals and their species | Britannica - Encyclopedia Britannica

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    seal, Aquatic carnivore with webbed flippers and a streamlined body. Earless (true, or hair) seals (of the family Phocidae, with 18 species) lack external ears. In water, they propel themselves by side-to-side strokes of the hind limbs and maneuver with their forelimbs. On land, they wriggle on their belly or pull themselves with their forelimbs.