Seal animal: Learn about seal

Learn about seal , a carnivorous mammal that can live on land and in water. Find out the different types of seals, their characteristics, behavior, diet, and conservation status. Welcome to the world of Seals ! Seals (scientific name Phocids) are a part of a group of animals called Pinnipedia, meaning “fin-footed”, which include all Seals , Sea lions, and Walrus. “True” Seals , or earless Seals , are part of the family Phocidae and share many characteristics with their relatives, but they are called “earless” because, unlike Sea lions, they do not have external ear flaps. Seals also travel on land using their bellies, where Sea lions will walk using their ... Some seal species may be able to distinguish individual stars to navigate. 1 There is extraordinary size variation between seal species: some seals are the size of a small child, others that are the height of a two-storey house. Some seal species can show enormous size differences between sexes.