Sabrinas project
Click here to load reader
-
Upload
rmac1417 -
Category
Technology
-
view
338 -
download
1
Transcript of Sabrinas project
![Page 1: Sabrinas project](https://reader038.fdocuments.in/reader038/viewer/2022100605/559d19c91a28ab6f558b473b/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
All About Harp Seals
By
Sabrina Kopecky
![Page 2: Sabrinas project](https://reader038.fdocuments.in/reader038/viewer/2022100605/559d19c91a28ab6f558b473b/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Where do they live?
Harp seals live in the Atlantic Ocean. It’s really
cold there.
![Page 3: Sabrinas project](https://reader038.fdocuments.in/reader038/viewer/2022100605/559d19c91a28ab6f558b473b/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
What do they eat?
Harp seals like to eat codfish, shrimp, salmon, crab, krill, crustations, capelin, eels, octopus, flounder, plankton, anchovies, jellyfish and squid.
![Page 4: Sabrinas project](https://reader038.fdocuments.in/reader038/viewer/2022100605/559d19c91a28ab6f558b473b/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
How do they stay warm?
• Harp seals keep warm by their fur coat.
• Their coat is made up of two layers.
• Layer 1: is really long and wiry:
• Layer 2: is thick and woolly and helps insulate the body.
![Page 5: Sabrinas project](https://reader038.fdocuments.in/reader038/viewer/2022100605/559d19c91a28ab6f558b473b/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Do they have predators?
• Arctic foxes
• Polar bears
• Killer whales
• People
![Page 6: Sabrinas project](https://reader038.fdocuments.in/reader038/viewer/2022100605/559d19c91a28ab6f558b473b/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
About Harp seal babies …• Babies have white fur so that it blends in with the ice and
snow.
• When the babies are adults they loose their fur and their skin turns grey.
• Babies drink milk from their mothers.
![Page 7: Sabrinas project](https://reader038.fdocuments.in/reader038/viewer/2022100605/559d19c91a28ab6f558b473b/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Interesting facts about harp seals
• Seals can dive up to 300 meters when hunting for food.
• Harp seals can hold their breath for 5-8 min.
• Harp seals got their name from the harp shaped ring on their back.