Harp sealHarp seal

By Lauren MakarykBy Lauren Makaryk

IntroductionIntroduction

Rt! Rt! Rt! What animal is white Rt! Rt! Rt! What animal is white cute and lives in the North Atlantic cute and lives in the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans? Well it is a Harp and Arctic oceans? Well it is a Harp seal of course. You’ll discover what seal of course. You’ll discover what they eat, where they habitat, and they eat, where they habitat, and their life cycle. Let ‘s get started! their life cycle. Let ‘s get started!

What it eats What it eats

Bruch, crunch, munch! Lets learn what Bruch, crunch, munch! Lets learn what harp seals eat. These carnivores (meat-harp seals eat. These carnivores (meat-eaters) do not chew their food. They eaters) do not chew their food. They swallow it in large chunks. These animals swallow it in large chunks. These animals can crush shells with there flat back teeth. can crush shells with there flat back teeth. Amazing Harp seals mostly eat fish Did you Amazing Harp seals mostly eat fish Did you know Harp seals swim from ocean to ocean know Harp seals swim from ocean to ocean following food trails of small fish? Brunch, following food trails of small fish? Brunch, crunch, munch there all done with lunch. crunch, munch there all done with lunch.

Where it Lives/habitatWhere it Lives/habitat

BRRRRR! Harp seals live in water as cold as BRRRRR! Harp seals live in water as cold as a refrigerator. You are going to discover all about a refrigerator. You are going to discover all about there lives / habitat. Harp seals grow to be up to there lives / habitat. Harp seals grow to be up to 5.5 feet (1.7m) long and can weigh up to 285 5.5 feet (1.7m) long and can weigh up to 285 pounds (130kg.) These amazing animals migrate pounds (130kg.) These amazing animals migrate over 3,000 miles (5,000km) from the arctic over 3,000 miles (5,000km) from the arctic waters near the North Pole to the north west waters near the North Pole to the north west Atlantic. Did you know Harp seal spend their Atlantic. Did you know Harp seal spend their summers in seas along the Arctic circle near summers in seas along the Arctic circle near Green-land. Harp seals spend little time on land Green-land. Harp seals spend little time on land and swim in the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans. and swim in the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans. Now you learned about what Harp seals habitat.Now you learned about what Harp seals habitat.

Life cycle/BabiesLife cycle/Babies

Wow! Harp seals can live up to 30 to 35 Wow! Harp seals can live up to 30 to 35 years that is a long time. Pups (baby harp years that is a long time. Pups (baby harp seals) are born in late February to mid- seals) are born in late February to mid- March each year. Seals hunt their food in March each year. Seals hunt their food in groups not a lawn. Did you ever know harp groups not a lawn. Did you ever know harp seal are threatened by several natural seal are threatened by several natural enemies? Winter storms take their toll and enemies? Winter storms take their toll and kill many seals each year. Killer whales, kill many seals each year. Killer whales, polar bears, and sharks attack older adults polar bears, and sharks attack older adults that cannot swim or move fast enough to that cannot swim or move fast enough to escape. Now they are at the year of 35. escape. Now they are at the year of 35.

Conclusion Conclusion

Finally you can write your own Finally you can write your own report on Harp seals. I hope you enjoyed report on Harp seals. I hope you enjoyed learning about these wonderful amazing learning about these wonderful amazing animals. Everyone should learn about animals. Everyone should learn about these animals.these animals.

ResourcesResources

• Harp SealsHarp Seals by: Olga Cossi by: Olga Cossi

• www.NationalGeographic.comwww.NationalGeographic.com