| Show strange trance F fac acts ts J 1 elephants without i 1 0 tru trunks n k s a 0 1 1 1 I 1 tare ophe HE largest of the true seals are known as sea elephants g grown 1 rown bulls are sometimes 25 feet i long and weigh over 2000 pounds they are called sea ele chants not account of their size but because the ends of their noses are so shaped asto as to resemble short trunks their hair is gray grai except fora pa patch ch of white on their necks and t they e y have long tusks i se sea ele elepha elephants ha ts were once common all through ahl ocean but their fat bodies yield so much oil that they have been bunted mercilessly now they are found only in ia the south pacific ocean next to the sea elephants the largest of all the seals are the sea lions sea lion chichis chis common throughout the north alf pacific sometimes exceeds 10 feva feet in length the short ears of sea I 1 lions differentiate them from true seals also their necks are longer since their forelimbs fore limbs are triangular paddles and their hind limbs are web toed feet which do not turn back like seals feet t they can use all four limbs on land they can an easily climb uli up rocks and cliffs like the sea lions the fur seals are not true seals but eared seals and they are sometimes known as sea bears they differ from other seals in having a coat 0 of f thick soft brown which we know as sealskin the outer coat is composed of stiff grayish hairs which are removed I 1 when the fur is dressed 0 britannica junior |
