FRANCES DIPPER - RSPB SPOTLIGHT SEALS.

BLOOMSBURY WILDLIFE

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Contents

Twisting and turning effortlessly in their underwater world, seals are champion swimmers, the sleekest and most agile of all marine mammals. Their aquatic acrobatics allow them to sneak around rocks, appear through curtains of seaweed and swim fast enough to catch a wide variety of fish their favourite food. Seals spend most of their time underwater, invisible to us as they hunt, explore and play near the coast. It is only when they surface for a breath or during the short times they spend on land that we have the chance to see them.