The Life of a Harp Seal

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Sources: <a href="https://oceana.org/marine-life/marine-mammals">https://oceana.org/marine-life/marine-mammals</a>, <a href="https://oceanwide-expeditions.com/to-do/wildlife/harp-seal">https://oceanwide-expeditions.com/to-do/wildlife/harp-seal</a>

Bear - To be able to support Blubber - The thick part of ocean mammals Invertebrates - An animal without a backbone Maximum - As much as something can possibly go Migrating - The seasonal moving of animals from place to place Muzzle - The projected part of the face that includes the nose and the mouth Nutrition - The study of nutrients in food Population - The amount of people or the same animals in a certain thing Prey - An animal that gets hunted by another for food Pup - The baby of a Harp Seal Saddleback - The additional name of a Harp Seal Scenario - A certain event Shed - The skin on an animal that falls off Species - A large group of organisms Sunlight Zone - The first major zone Vagrant - What they call Harp Seals that aren't in a herd

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Harp Seal pups have the thick, white coats to bear the cold winters in the Arctic. The adult Harp Seals use their blubber to protect themselves from the cold. Their blubber also gives them nutrition when hungry. Harp Seals can stay underwater for a maximum of 16 minutes.

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The population of the Harp Seal as of recorded in 2004 is 5,500,000. Harp Seals live in a community with a bunch of Arctic animals. Some examples are Arctic Foxes, Polar Bears, Arctic Cod, Narwhals, and Walrus. Adult Harp Seals prey on 65 different types of fish and 70 species of invertebrates. Harp Seals get eaten by Killer Whales, also known as Orcas, and large Sharks. Harp Seal pups often get eaten by Polar Bears, Arctic Foxes, and Wolves.

Harp Seals live in the Northern Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic. They mostly live in the Sunlight Zone, then come up to feed their young. They then dive back in the water to feed themselves. The Arctic is one of the coldest place on Earth. That's why the Harp Seal has such thick skin; to bear the cold.

- Harp Seals are named after the black harp shape on their back. To some people, the black harp looks like a saddle, which gains their other name; Saddleback. - Here's a scenario: Let's say there are hundreds, maybe even thousands of Harp Seals in a group. The mother Harp Seal can locate her pup just by their scent. That's pretty impressive!- - If you find a Harp Seal all on it's own, you'd refer to it as a "Vagrant". - Harp Seals can travel up to 4970.97 miles. (8,000 kilometres) when migrating.

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A Harp Seal is pretty fluffy as a baby. They are born with yellow fur, which soon becomes white. Then, they will shed their fur, which will show a thick gray coat of blubber. As a baby, Harp Seals have black, button-like eyes. They also have long whiskers on their muzzle. The baby Harp Seal is called a pup.

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Page 3 ------- Adorable looks Page 4 ------- Adapting to Life in the Arctic Page 5 ------- The Harp Seal Community Page 6 ------- Harp Seals' Habitat Page 7 ------- Glossary

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