Harbor Seal Characteristics

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Seals have some peculiar features, some examples of these characteristics are found in the harbor seal, the walrus, and the weddell seal. The harbor seal can live up to thirty years. Also they can make a variety of different sounds, including grunts, snorts, snuffles, barks, and yaps. Moreover, the walrus can live up to forty years. Plus they have tusks which they use for chasing away polar bears. Another seal which has some unique features is the weddell seal. They have valves in their nostrils that they can open and close, this allows them to dive deeper. Indeed one can now see the interestingly peculiar features of the

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