Crabeater Seals

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Crabeater Seals

• N.R.
• S.K.

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Appearance

• 3 meters (9 feet)
• 250 kilos (550 lbs)
• Annual paling
• Sexually dimorphic
• Tubercles in teeth

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Population Distribution

• Approximately 15 million
• Growing
• Circumpolar islands
• Pack ice
• Southern coasts

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Annual Life Cycle

• Settle on pack ice September
• Form triads
• Male protects family
• Give birth

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Annual Life Cycle

• Wean
• Breed
• Separate
• Moult

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Major Threats

• Leopard Seals
• Killer Whales
• Humans

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Bibliography

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• Thurlow, J. (n.d.). Retrieved Oct. 30, 2005, from
  Antartic Connection Web site http//www.antarctic
  connection.com/antarctic/wildlife/seals/crabeater.
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• Bryden, M. (n.d.). Retrieved Oct. 30, 2005, from
  Crabeater Seal (Lombodon Carcinophagus) Web site
  http//www.pinnipeds.org/species/crabeatr.htm.
• Tompson, M. (n.d.). Retrieved Oct. 30, 2005, from
  Antartica Crabetar seals Web site
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