| | Did you know?...
-
Pups measure 90-105 cm and weigh 6-10 kg at birth. As they are nursed by their mothers they grow about 2kg per day.
- Harp seals can live up to thirty-five years.
- In the water, harp seals propel themselves by moving their hind flippers left and right. On land they move by hopping on their belly, without the support of their limbs.
- Male harp seals develop their harp-like marking at the age of seven but the females do not until age 12.
- Harp seals can dive to depths of over 275m and stay underwater for 15 minutes.
- Fossils show us that seals existed during the Miocene era, about 20 million years ago.
-
Courting rituals of harp seals involve calling, blowing underwater bubbles, gesturing with flippers, and chases across the ice.
-
Did you know the harp seal can dive about 900 feet below sea level? Thats because they have one layer of stiff warm fur.
The harp seal is a mammal from the ear less seal family. An ear
less seal is a seal that instead of ears it has holes carved into its
head to hear from.
The adult harp seal can weight about 330 lbs. and is about
6 feet long. The female and the male are both the same
size. They are also meat eaters. All harp seals have brown eyes and their pupils shrink in the light. The adult harp seal is white with a brownish black V on its back.
-
Did you know a mother harp seal can smell and recognize her own pups from hundreds of other baby harp seals
|
|
