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And now for some really important news--today is The seals in this painting are crabeater seals. Can you find the orca in this painting? Look closely.

HERE IS ANTARCTICA by Madeleine Dunphy, illustrated by Tom Leonard from HERE IS ANTARCTICA.

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True seals have a lot of diversity. Just look at their skulls!
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Seals are the best semi-aquatic mammals: They can hear underwater and in air. Fully aquatic whales🐳 hear effectively underwater, and terrestrial mammals🐁 hear properly in air. Seals can do both!
Other semi-aquatic mammals can't do this! 🦦 3/N

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On this (March 22nd), meet the six seal species that live in the ocean surrounding Antarctica. Antarctic fur seals have dense, waterproof fur that helps them to stay warm both on land and at sea. https://t.co/zbxFzjcxDV

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2019-03-23

On this (March 22nd), meet the six seal species that live in the ocean surrounding Antarctica. Leopard seals are a top predator in the Southern Ocean and eat warm-blooded prey (including penguins). https://t.co/zbxFzjcxDV

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On this (March 22nd), meet the six seal species that live in the ocean surrounding Antarctica. Weddell Seals use their teeth to scrape breathing holes in the sea ice where they live so they can forage and breed. https://t.co/zbxFzjcxDV

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Mary & Elizabeth Kirby's book 'The Sea and its wonders',1871, is global in scope & is not simply a guide to the British seashore, it includes oceanography, chemistry & biology as well as information about seals!

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Today is The Ross Seal (Ommatophoca rossii) lives around Antarctica. We know surprisingly little about them. Their large eyes and short faces make them look like space aliens! 👽

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On this (March 22nd), meet the six seal species that live in the ocean surrounding Antarctica. The crabeater seal doesn't actually eat crabs, but instead sieves krill through its teeth. Yum! https://t.co/zbxFzjcxDV

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On this (March 22nd), meet the six seal species that live in the ocean surrounding Antarctica. First up is the Ross seal, the least-studied of all Antarctic seals. https://t.co/zbxFzjcxDV

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