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Seals
Seals are a kind of animal that gives birth to children without laying eggs – a mammal. Baby seals grow up on ice. Killing of seals is strongly discouraged and there is even a law that says you can't kill seal pups with white coats.

Seals are a kind of mammal. They give birth to their offspring without laying eggs. So seals are a kind of mammal. There are a lot of animals that are mammals. Humans are one of them. When baby seals sense danger, they stay stock still so they are not noticed on the ice. But it only works after the 3rd day after the seal pup's fur is completely white. And each time it feeds, the baby seal finishes the treats in 10 minutes. The baby seal stuffs itself. When they are 12 days old, they already weigh 35kg, half which is fat.

Baby seals grow up on ice. When they are first born in February, they are 90cm long and weigh 10kg. The baby seal then looks like a barrel of yellow fur. The mother seal sniffs her newborn pup so that she remembers the scent. Then she gives it it's first feed, then dives in and watches from a distance, luring her pup into calling so she remembers the call as well as the smell. When the pups are 12 days old, their mothers leave them. They cry all day but still they do not come. They survive because of all the fat they have stored up. Their beautiful fur falls off and the pups find other pups. They live together for a while during that time, and their fur becomes spotted. Soon after the seals are at the edge of the ice but no one goes in. After some time, a baby seal will fall in accidentally. It will swim in the water and after a few moments all the seals will be swimming. Over the next few days the baby seals learn how to catch fish, hold their breath, and a few other skills. Now their time together is almost over. They find a few groups of seals and go with them, or form herds of their own.

Fishermen catch seals for their waterproof fur, meat, and fat. Their meat is rich in iron. Their fat is rich in omega 3. Seals are starting to become rare. So laws have been passed that forbid the killing of seals with white coats. But still the seals are becoming rare. Even though the United States and Europe have banned seal products such as seal meat, seal oil and clothes made of seal fur.

Seals are wonderful mammals that live mostly on ice. They eat small fish. They are becoming rare because of their beautiful coats and nutrient-rich fat and meat. Don't buy seal products!

Resources
discovery box "Baby seals grow up on Ice" p.16 - 23