seal
some common ‘true’ seals:
grey seal
monk seals; elephant seals; Ross seals; crab-eater seals; leopard seals; Weddell seals; bearded seals; spotted seals; ringed seals; Baikal seals; Caspian seals; Robbon seals; grey seals; hooded seals; harp seals; common or harbour seal
some common ‘eared’ seals:
fur seal
fur seals; sea lions
some common walrus:
walrus
Atlantic walrus; Pacific walrus; O. rosmarus laptevi (scientific name)
a kind of animal – mammal – semi-aquatic (= lives in water and on land) – fish-eating – most species live in sea waters, except two species the ‘Baikal’ and ‘ringed’ seals live in fresh water – large, cigar-shaped body in different shades of colours, depending on the species (kind), round head with large clear eyes, small external ear flaps (in ‘eared seals’), without external ear flaps (in ‘true/earless seals’), round, blunt snout (= mouth and nose part), sharp teeth, (tusks – the long teeth that grow downwards out of the mouth from the upper jaw in ‘walrus’), whiskers (= long stiff hairs around the mouth), large body with front and back (hind) limbs (legs) developed into flippers – front flippers used for swimming and walking, back (hind) flippers used only for swimming in ‘true’ seals, and for swimming and walking in ‘eared/walking’ seals; size: the smallest (Baikal seal) — 4 feet in length and 60-700 Kg. in weight, the largest (elephant seal) 10-15 feet (some bulls grow to about 20 feet) in length, and 2-4½ tons in weight (males much larger than females); feeds on (eats) mostly fish, and other sea animals; lives for 23-55 years; 33 species, found in all the oceans of the world
male ~~ bull
female ~~ cow; matka
baby ~~ pup, calf, cub, weaner, whelp
group ~~ herd, trip, team (on land); school, shoal, pod (in water); harem (group of females in breeding season); rookery (breeding season); pod (a group of pups)
voice (call) ~~ bark, bellow
home ~~ — ; {rookery (on the land in breeding season)}
movement ~~ (in water) swim; (on land) ‘humping’; ‘wriggle’; caterpillar-like ‘hitching’; ‘hopping’ on their bellies {Some species, like the ‘eared’ or ‘walking’ seals, can walk in dog-like fashion.}
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