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| − | + | '''Seals''' are large seafaring [[animal]]s of the Northern and Southern [[Hemisphere]]s. Despite having smooth skin, scientists classify them as being [[mammal]]s. Seals are distingushed from [[sealion]]s because they have [[flipper]]s instead of back feet, and [[ear]]s. They resemble large [[otter]]s, but are fatter because they have a protective layer of [[blubber]] beneath their skin. | |
| − | In legal terminology, to seal is to mark a document with a seal; to authenticate or make binding by affixing a seal. As a noun in legal terminology, a seal is a | + | Seals have been known to man since antiquity; however, they are not mentioned in the [[Bible]] because there are no [[species]] of seal native to the [[Mediterranean]] or the [[Red Sea]]. They feed mainly on [[fish]] and [[seaweed]]. |
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| + | In legal terminology, to '''seal''' is to mark a document with a seal; to authenticate or make binding by affixing a seal. As a noun in legal terminology, a seal is a court seal or a corporate seal. | ||
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| + | "Seals" is also the name of a branch of the [[Navy]]. Famous Navy Seals include [[Theodore Roosevelt IV]]; [[Gary Jackson]], the president of [[Blackwater]]; and [[Roy Boehm]], reputedly the inspiration for [[Marlon Brando]]'s character in ''[[Apocalypse Now]]''. | ||
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Revision as of 16:52, March 26, 2008
Seals are large seafaring animals of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Despite having smooth skin, scientists classify them as being mammals. Seals are distingushed from sealions because they have flippers instead of back feet, and ears. They resemble large otters, but are fatter because they have a protective layer of blubber beneath their skin.
Seals have been known to man since antiquity; however, they are not mentioned in the Bible because there are no species of seal native to the Mediterranean or the Red Sea. They feed mainly on fish and seaweed.
In legal terminology, to seal is to mark a document with a seal; to authenticate or make binding by affixing a seal. As a noun in legal terminology, a seal is a court seal or a corporate seal.
"Seals" is also the name of a branch of the Navy. Famous Navy Seals include Theodore Roosevelt IV; Gary Jackson, the president of Blackwater; and Roy Boehm, reputedly the inspiration for Marlon Brando's character in Apocalypse Now.