Seal animal: Learn about seal

Learn about seal , a carnivorous mammal that can live on land and in water. Find out the different types of seals, their characteristics, behavior, diet, and conservation status. Some seal species may be able to distinguish individual stars to navigate. 1 There is extraordinary size variation between seal species: some seals are the size of a small child, others that are the height of a two-storey house. Some seal species can show enormous size differences between sexes. Seals are very timid creatures, but like all wild animals , will nip if they feel threatened, so it is wise to approach them gently, calmly and carefully. Other Seal species, including the Grey and Common Seals , live all over the world from the frozen wastes of the polar regions, to the tropical beaches in Hawaii and almost everywhere in between.