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L
Size
Adults
are
about
the
size
of
a
bathtub.
Family
Ties
Harp
seals
are
related
to
ribbon,
ringed,
and
spotted
seals.
Fave
Foods
They
eat
fish
and
crustaceans.
Fab
Flippers
These
animals
are
great
swimmers
and
spend
most
of
their
time
in
the
ocean.
They
use
their
back
flippers
to
push
themselves
through
the
water
quickly.
Deep
Dive
Harp
seals
dive
underwater
to
hunt
for
food.
They
usually
dive
to
less
than
100
m
(328
ft.),
but
they
can
dive
to
400
m
(1,312
ft.)
and
stay
underwater
up
to
15
minutes!
Ice
Time
Once
a
year,
females
gather
in
big
groups
on
ice
floes
to
give
birth
to
their
pups
and
find
new
mates.
Growing
Up
After
12
days
of
nursing
and
gaining
fat,
pups
are
left
alone
on
the
ice.
The
young
seals
learn
how
to
hunt,
swim,
and
survive
on
their
own.
Arctic
Animals
These
marine
mammals
live
in
the
North
Atlantic
and
Arctic
Oceans.
WHERE
THEY
LIVE
ARCTIC
OCEAN
A
harp
seal
mom
with
her
pup.
NORTH
ATLANTIC
OCEAN
Chickadee 7
TEXT:
REBECCA
MORRISON
ILLUSTRATIONS:
BILL
SUDDICK
PHOTOS:
GETTYISTOCK;
ALAMY
(INSET)
CONSULTANT:
FISHERIES
AND
OCEANS
CANADA
