Ross+Seal

Animal: Animal Group: Description of animal group || Ross Seal carnivore, mammal,pinnipedia A carnivore is something that eats meat, a mammal is some thing that is warm blooded and gives birth to live young and a pinnipedia is a seal, whale or a walrus. || Observation Describe your animal (Colour, size, body parts) || Ross seals are the smallest seals of the Antarctic region.They have a chestnut and chocolate coloured coat of short fur.They have a streaked pattern on their neck and down their throat.Ross seals have very large eyes which help them see at great depths underwater. || Describe how your animal behaves (moves, flies, runs) || The ross seal swims in the water and slides on ice. They are solitary in nature and are rarely seen in pairs. || Where it lives || Ross seals are found in medium pack ice and swim at one of the lowest points in Antarctica || What it eats How it eats || Ross seals are mainly found to eat squid which they find deep in the water and fish.The low population of Ross seals may be because of lack of feeding. The Ross seal is known to feed at depths of several hundred feet. || How does it have babies? How does it care for its babies? How long do they live? || The Ross seal is a mammal which means it gives birth to live young. The babies are born in November and are born in the pack ice.Gestation is for 9 months and the average birth is 1 pup.A pup weighs 16.5 kilos at birth.
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 * Source 1: || http://www.seaworld.org/Animal-info/animal-bytes/animalia/eumetazoa/coelomates/deuterostomes/chordata/craniata/mammalia/pinnipedia/ross-seal.htm ||
 * Source 2: || http://www.antarcticconnection.com/antarctic/wildlife/SEALS/ross.shtml ||
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 * Source 1: || http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Ommatophoca_rossii.html ||
 * Source 2: || http://www.antarcticconnection.com/antarctic/wildlife/SEALS/ross.shtml ||
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The Ross seal mother takes care of its pup for 25 days after which the pup is weaned.After 15 days the pup weighs 75 kilos.

The oldest male Ross seal has lived up to 21 years and the oldest female Ross seal has lived up to 19 years. || What does it do during the day and night? || They live in pack ice and sleep there .They swim during the day and inhabit places which are very isolated || How has it changed over time in Antarctica? || The Ross seal is becoming an endangered species .It is the least common of all 4 Antarctic seals and it has only been spotted fewer than 100 times in the last 40 years. || Type in the content of your page here.
 * Source 1: || http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Ommatophoca_rossii.html ||
 * Source 2: || http://www.thewebsiteofeverything.com/animals/mammals/Carnivora/Phocidae/Ommatophoca/Ommatophoca-rossii.html ||
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 * Source 1: || http://www.thewebsiteofeverything.com/weblog/archives/archive_2007-m08.php ||
 * Source 2: || http://www.pinnipeds.org/species/ross.htm ||
 * **Adaptations:**
 * Source 1: || http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Ommatophoca_rossii.html ||
 * Source 2: || http://www.pinnipeds.org/species/ross.htm ||
 * **Threats:** || The Ross seal are preyed on by leopard seals and Killer Whales ||
 * Source 1: || http://www.theanimalfiles.com/mammals/seals_sea_lions/ross_seal.html ||
 * Source 2: || http://www.pinnipeds.org/species/ross.htm ||
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