there is only one mammal which is tough
enough to live this far south in the
Antarctic all year round and that’s the
wed
seal this incredible snow animal spends
much of its life under the expanse of
the Frozen sea
ice the Antarctic ocean can drop to
minus
2° wed seals can only survive about an
hour under the freezing water before
needing
air they have to find a natural crack in
the
ice to create a breathing
hole to do this they have a unique
adaptation a sharp Tobe tool designed
especially for the
job large very
strong protruding
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teeth with these razor sharp and sizers
a seal is able to scrape away fresh ice
and keep the hole
open
but these breathing Halls Also Serve
another
function the males attract females to
them during The Mating
Season one male can draw up to 10
females
so the holes are hotly
contested this wed seal maale is on the
search for
one it’s not easy in the Gloom under the
ice but it’s thought that seals may use
their acute hearing and sense of touch
through their whiskers to help
them his call can be heard by other
seals nearly 3 km away
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he’s found a hall but another male has
beaten him to
it let battle
commence the occupant is just too strong
for him for now he’ll just have to move
on and hope his luck will improve
elsewhere
