#Phocidae

[sealsdaily]

Today's Seal Is: Held So Sweetly

[silky-selkie]

Mwah! I’m back! I’m sorry it’s been so long my silly little seals. Holidays are such a busy time in a selkie’s life; finding time to get back to the ocean once in a while and all that amongst the chaos

[randumbkatt]

this picture is so beautiful to me, the colours brothers

[snototter]

A leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) emerges from the kelp on Bird Island, South Georgia

by Derren Fox

[safaridays]

obsessed with this pathetic newborn seal………. godspeed nadia

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Marine mammals have to hold their breath underwater, but some species like the northern elephant seal have to hold it on land too! To conserve heat and energy while they bask, molt, and nurse pups while, northern elephant seals will go through phases of 'apnoea', wherein they cease breathing for 8-10 minutes, followed by periods of breathing for about 5 minutes. On average, they only breathe about 9-10 times per minute while hauled out on the beach.

(Image: A male northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) by NOAA Fisheries)

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[theodorenussphotography]

More of the Strawberry Hill seals

[merenq]

leopard seal doodle that i made a long time ago (and that i keep forgetting about)

[birdblues]

Bearded Seal

[marinebiology1]

Weddell seal

photo by Peter Prokosch

https://www.grida.no/resources/3133

[sealsdaily]

Today's Seal Is: Birthday Girl

[silky-selkie]

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[randumbkatt]

aaaaaa boo hoo hoo aaaa sob sob aaaa sniff sniff sob

[snototter]

A Northern elephant seal pup (Mirounga angustirostris) in Monterey Bay National Marine Park, California

by NOAA

[hazy2k]

art class reference