Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Gray Seal Facts

Information about many gray seal:
Gray seal coloration varies from blackish with white specks and splotches to whitish with black marking.Generally,males are darker and females lighter.Pups are born white with a yellowish tint.Male gray seals have wrinkled necks,thicker neck and shoulders,and longer,broader,more rounded snouts than females.

Size:
Male gray seal are much larger than female the male gray seal weighing 375 to 880 pounds and growing to almost ten feet long.Female weigh between 220 and 572 pounds and reach lengths of up seven and a half feet.The size difference between individuals can be even more striking than these averages:Some males weigh three times as much as some females. Seals living in Canadian waters grow the largest.
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3 comments:

Kathleen said...

Thanks for all the seal info, Veronica! I went to the Mystic Aquarium last month and saw sea lions. They're different from seals in that they have longer, stronger flippers, so they can scoot around on land better than seals.

Janey said...

you did a great job i never knew that seals can weigh up to 800 pounds!!!

Arly said...

Lovvvvveee it!!
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