Seal

Date: 24^th February 2014

Day: Monday

Time: 4:00-5:00pm

Class: Starfruit

Theme: Underwater World

Teacher: Teacher Yeong

Seal

We shall go in to another kind of underwater world creature. This time, we shall touch a little on this marine mammal where the children might be interested to learn. Before we move in too deeply, I showed them some facts about seal through the power point that I had prepared.

Facts on Seal

-        Can be found in all waters of the world

-        From the Arctic and Antarctic to tropical waters

-        Belong to the order Pinnipedia, which means “fin-footed”

-        Pinnipeds have four flippers – one pair in front, and one pair in back

There are 3 different families in the Pinnipedia group:

-        1) Phocidae – true seals

-        2) Otaridae – fur seals and sea lions

-        -3) Odobenidae – walrus

The features of the Pinnipedia group:

-        They are mammals

-        They are warm-blooded

-        Give birth and nurse their young

-        Breathe air

-        Have fur

Seal’s Diet

-        All seals are carnivores

-        They eat: fish, crustaceans and shellfish

Seal’s Predator: Orcas (“Killer Whale”)