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The Hawaiian monk seal is from the northwestern Hawaiian Islands, living in the vicinity of the islands' beautiful beaches and coral reefs.

This solitary creature gets its name from the short hairs that cover its round head, making it look like a friar. ", "Myths and Legends.

An ancient Scottish legend claims that the MacCodum clan originated from seals.

According to the legend, female seals could remove their skin and transform themselves into beautiful women.

One day, a man from the MacCodum clan spied one of these seal maidens dancing on the rocks, and fell instantly in love with her. To keep her in her human form, he stole her seal skin, and hid it. This was said to keep her faithful to him, as long as the skin lay undiscovered. They were married and their children were the first offspring of this 'seal woman.' Years later the woman found her seal skin and slipped it back on. She returned to the sea, leaving her family forever.

Other cultures believed that seals were fallen angels, while others thought they were the children of kings, who had fallen prey to enchantment.", "Voice of an angel.

Bearded seals sing complex songs that last more than a minute. Their simple form of communication includes whoops, screams, barks, moans, and wails. These are believed to be either mating or defense calls.

Intuit seal hunters track Bearded seals by placing one ear against a paddle while the paddle blade is underwater and listening carefully for the songs of the Bearded seal. ", "Pulled back from the brink!

In the 1800’s the Northern Elephant seal was hunted to the brink of extinction. They were hunted extensively for their blubber which was used for lamp oil.

In the 1890’s there were only 100 seals remaining. Today, the species is still recovering.

They live in the Pacific Ocean and migrate long distances each year between warm breeding grounds in California and Mexico and cold feeding grounds near Alaska.", "Aerobics, anyone?

Seals are yoga masters, able to touch their nose with their feet. They are also capable of bending so far back that their nose can reach their rear flippers.

They are intelligent animals, often trained to perform in front of audiences, happily displaying their natural behavior on cue. The California sea lion is the animal used to delight audiences at marine parks everywhere. ", "Elephants swimming.

The male Northern Elephant seal can dive to 2,600 feet. The female seal, called a cow, can dive to around 2,000 feet. When searching for food, they hold their breath underwater for 20 minutes.

Male seals, or bulls, are much larger than females and weigh up to 5,000 pounds and are 15 feet long. Cows weigh up to 1,650 pounds and are usually around 12 feet in length.", "A nice little chat.

The Weddell seal is native to the icy Antarctic waters. They can dive to depths of 2,300 feet and stay underwater for over an hour.

Underwater they communicate a great deal and use their large strong teeth to break breathing holes in the ice. They got their name from British Antarctic explorer, James Weddell.", ];