“THE SEAL OF AP0ROVAL” – by Des Kelly
Sent into e’Lanka by Chris. Lawton, an ex-Royal Ceylon Naval mate, who should know about these things, this fascinating story comes video does get my full seal of approval for good entertainment provided for many thousands of e’Lanka Members all around the World. Thank you Chris. These types of stories are always welcomed @ e’Lanka.
Desmond Kelly.
(Editor-in-Chief) e’Lanka.
Wonderful timing …. and a pleasure to watch. It truly can be taught with love, patience, the right gestures and music.
Though especially abundant in polar seas, seals are found throughout the world, with some species favouring the open ocean and others inhabiting coastal waters or spending time on islands, shores, or ice floes. The coastal species are generally sedentary, but the oceangoing species make extended, regular migrations. All are excellent swimmers and divers-especially the Weddell seal of the Antarctic. Various species are able to reach depths of 150-250 metres or more and can remain underwater for
20-30 minutes, with. Seals cannot swim as fast as dolphins or whales but are more agile in the water.
When swimming, a true seal uses its forelimbs to manoeuvre in the water, propelling its body forward with side-to-side strokes of its hind limbs.
Because the hind flippers cannot be moved forward, these seals propel themselves on land by wriggling on their bellies or pulling themselves forward with their front limbs. Eared seals, on the other hand, rely mainly on a rowing motion of their front flippers for propulsion. Because they are able to turn their hind flippers forward, they can use all four limbs when moving on land.
(source: Britanica).
