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What natural enemies do seals have?

Published: 2024-11-22 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/22, What natural enemies do seals have?

Seal is a general term for finopoda species of seals, mammals (viviparous), streamlined body, limbs become fin-shaped, suitable for swimming, a thick layer of subcutaneous fat to keep warm and provide food reserves, generate buoyancy, seals in nature have many natural enemies, let's take a look at what natural enemies seals have!

killer whales

Orca is a large toothed whale, 8~10 meters long, weighing about 9 tons, slightly round head, with an inconspicuous beak, dorsal fin high and upright, curved up to 1 meter, black and white body. The wings are spaced apart. The temporal fossa is large. The mandible is relatively short. There are 10 - 12 conical teeth in each dentition of the upper and lower jaws. Slender mouth, sharp teeth, fierce temperament, carnivorous animals, good at attacking prey, penguins, seals and other animals natural enemies, sometimes also attack other whales, even great white sharks, can be called the sea overlord.

polar bear

Polar bears are genuine carnivores in the bear family. 98.5% of their food is meat. They mainly prey on seals, especially ringed seals, bearded seals, saddle seals and crowned seals. In addition, they also catch walruses, beluga whales, seabirds, fish, small mammals and sometimes clean carrion. In summer they occasionally eat berries or plant roots. At the end of spring and summer, they go to the beach to get seaweed washed up to replenish the minerals and vitamins they need.

Tiger shark

Tiger shark is cartilaginous fish class tiger shark family only belongs to "tiger shark" all species collectively, feeding habits are very complex, in the tiger shark menu has squid, fish, mollusks, crustaceans, seabirds, small sea animals, animal carcasses and garbage, have good vision and smell, can detect the animals hiding place electromagnetic field changes, but also can feel the distance fish swimming water caused by water current fluctuations.

great white shark

The great white shark is the largest carnivorous fish, up to 6.5 meters long, weighing 3200 kilograms, crescent-shaped tail, large and serrated teeth, triangular, teeth 10 cm long, large aggressive shark. But because of its size, it is considered the ultimate predator in the food chain. It is distributed in tropical and temperate regions of the oceans, generally living in open ocean areas, but often entering inland waters, most like to prey on seals, sea lions, and occasionally eat dolphin and whale carcasses.

 
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