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Mermay: Leopard Seals

Presenting the poll result for Mermay: Leopard Seals! With a bonus page about temporary or seasonal villages.

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Bought my first tablet! Here's my first drawing on it to celebrate, and of course it had to be a seal

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HARBOR SEAL Phoca vitulina ©Laura Quick

Harbor seal pups able to swim at birth and after only a few days are able to dive for up to two minutes. Harbor seals are part of the “true seal” family, characterized by their lack of external ears as well as limited locomotion on land due to small forelimbs. Seals use a powerful hind flippers to power themselves through the water, using their forelimbs for steering.

Habitat: beaches and rocky outcrops of North American coastline

Diet: Seals are carnivores, eating fish, crabs, squid, and shrimp.

Length: 5.5–6.5 feet

Weight: 245 pounds

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California Sea Lion

“Laughing” Weddell Seal

Sea Lion “Say Ahhhhhhh”

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Real quick 2am Halloween seal doodle because it appeared in my mind so vividly I had to draw it before I went to sleep

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California Sea Lion Zalophus californianus ©Laura Quick The California sea lion is a coastal eared seal native to western North America. It is one of six species of sea lion. Its natural habitat ranges from southeast Alaska to central Mexico, including the Gulf of California. #californiasealion #sealion #pinnaped #zalophuscalifornianus #bendy #©lauraquick #lazoo #glaza #losangeleszooandbotanicalgardens #losangeleszoo https://www.instagram.com/p/B7yyQ1-Hfsr/?igshid=pdzou8qs3gg1