Antarctic Seals fun facts!

1. Female seals are called cows.

2. Baby seals are called seal pups.

3. In spring the female seals haul themselves up onto the ice then they give birth.

4. When the pup gets hungry they snuggle close to their mother and feed on her rich, creamy milk.

5. Seal pups that have just been born grow very fast.

6. They have thick, fluffy fur that protects them from the freezing cold ice.

7. Sometimes the mother seals take their pups out to the dangerous sea to teach them how to swim.

8. There are three types of seals: Weddell, Crabeater and Leopard.

9. Crabeater and leopard seal pups are just one month old when they stop feeding from their mothers.

10. Weddell pups need to start hunting food for themselves after seven weeks.