Is the ability for seals to tuck their head in universal, or unique to certain species?
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| | Dear r/marinebiology experts, I come to you after a lot of searching keywords to no avail in hopes a kind soul might know the answer to a question which has plagued a good friend for years. Is the ability for seals to tuck their heads in something depending on species, or inherent to all of them? Specifically, we want to know about the Hawaii Monk Seals ability (or lack thereof) for becoming ball-shaped like this: I've gotten far enough in layman's terms to know its due to a somewhat long neck and the fat of the seal making it look all tucked in there - which would suggest any seal might be able to do it! But is there perhaps a kind expert here who can do more than guess work? (Any additional fun hawaii monk seal fun facts are also SO welcome!) Thanks so much for anyone kind enough to entertain this silly but delightful scientific question! Cheers to all you cool people out there 🌊 [link] [comments] |
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