Show strange CP trance facts iaac ts t elephants without withof I 1 a trunks aks 0 tare pi HE largest of the true seals a are known as sea elephants full grown bulls are sometimes 25 feet long and weigh over 2000 pounds they are called sea ele chants not on account of their size but because the ends of their noses are so shaped shape d as to resemble short wrinkled trunks their hair is gray except for a patch of white on their necks and they have long tusks sea elephants were once common all through the pacific ocean but their fat bodies yield so much oil that they have been hunted mercilessly now they are found only in the south pacific ocean next to the sea elephants the largest of all the seals are the sea lions sea lion which is common throughout the north pacific sometimes exceeds 10 feet in length the short ears cars of sea lions differentiate them from true seals also their necks are longer since their forelimbs fore limbs are arc triangular paddles and their hind limbs are web toed feet which do not turn back like seals feet the they Y can use all four limbs on land they can easily climb up rocks and chias like the sea lions the fur seals are not true seals but eared seals and they are sometimes times known as sea bears the they y differ from other seals in having a coat of thick soft brown which we know as sealskin the outer coat is composed of sti stiff ff grayish hairs which are remove removed d when the fur is dressed 5 britannica junior |