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Gray seals are gregarious animals—they gather in large groups on shore to breed, give birth, and molt. Female gray seals live up to 35 years and males about 25 years. Gray seals primarily hunt squid, fish, and sandeels; their main predators are humans, sharks, and orcas. Gray seal pups are born in autumn (September to November) in the eastern ...
Apr 11, 2024 · The first step is to determine how much iron is in the adult seals’ diets and how that changes throughout the year. Gray seals catch and eat a variety of fishes, crustaceans, and squid, all of which have different amounts of iron. The seals’ whiskers act as a sort of dietary timeline, incorporating molecular signatures from various food ...
Jan 27, 2016 · Heather Beem is closely examining seal whiskers for insights to design new undersea technology. (New England Aquarium; inset: Heather Beem, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) Like many other animals, seals can use their whiskers to touch objects to determine their size, shape, and distance away.
May 27, 2015 · But 'raised' is a very general adjective meaning 'above/higher than' (the pattern of the seal stands 'higher than' the surface it is printed on). But 'embossed' refers to the skill/craft of embossing, which is usually used when you talk about formal/official things. Very smart notepaper may have an embossed logo; posh wedding invitations may ...
Dec 15, 2008 · New Member. English: England. Dec 15, 2008. #2. OK here's a reply it means le cimetière sous l'ocean - the watershed is the the surface between air and the sea and as seals live in the water therefore 'the seal's watershed' is the entrance to the graceyard in the sea. F.
Dec 31, 2008 · The notary's seal is recorded on one page, usually the last, but persons signing the document may be required to initial beside important points or statements in the document. In Britain and other English-speaking countries, they use a similar system, but notaries tend to be solicitors (lawyers) with additional training.
Aug 19, 2021 · Hungarian. Aug 19, 2021. #1. Hello, The Irish and Scottish Gaelic word for the animal seal is " rón/ròn " which is remarkably similar to Lithuanian/Latvian " ruon is/ ron is". Are they Indo-European cognates or is it just a coincidence?
Aug 25, 2008 · Aug 26, 2008. #2. raised seal in Spanish is SELLO REPUJADO, Hope this helps. T.
Jul 1, 2015 · I can't do better than Myridon except to mention in relation to "pale seal" that a "pale" face is stereotypically regarded as a sign of fear. We have phrases like "turned pale with fear." We also say (well, write) in English that when a person was frightened, "the blood drained from his face," which in the case of Whites would make it lighter in color than usual.
It's one word consisting of "sea" and "dog". Another Dutch word for seal is rob (pl. robben ), of uncertain etymology, which is primarily used in biological names of different seal species, e.g. ringelrob (ringed seal, Pusa hispida ). It's used in Afrikaans too, hence Robbeneiland, or Robben Island in English, literally Seal Island.
