Weddell Seals are awesome - they are adorable Little Rock sausages. I use the term Rock Sausage as a term of endearment, as I do love encountering these fellows around the Antarctic Peninsula. The reason for that adorable nickname is when you do encounter them on the ice or land they literally look like a rock - a big blubbery rock!
However, they are nothing short of remarkable. These incredible animals will live close to the continent of Antarctica year-round. Let me repeat that YEAR -ROUND!. Allow me to explain, during the winter months its practically only night time constantly and they have measured temperatures dropping to as low as -89 degrees Celsius. Furthermore, the sea ice forms around the continent too extending out to 100's of miles, which is another challenge these animals have to overcome. They maintain little cracks in the ice using their teeth so that they can continue to hunt and forage to the depths whilst in the winter season.
The breathing hole itself will resemble that of a man hole that we see on our streets - a small circular hole, which is made by them opening their jaws and spinning around creating that shape.
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