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Weddell Seals (Leptonychotes weddelli)

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1/ What are Weddell seals like?	2/ How do Weddell mothers look after their young?
3/ Isn't it difficult for the pups to survive when they're born onto the ice?	4/ Why do they have such large eyes?
5/ Where are the males when the pups are born and suckling form the mother?
6/ How do Weddell seals manage to survive out on the open ice? How do they get to the sea?
7/ Do the pups take naturally to the water straight away?	8/ Weddell Seals (Leptonychotes wedelli) at breathing holes

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