There are only five seal populations worldwide that live year-round in freshwater habitats. The Baikal seal, probably the ...

Skull and jaw demonstrating the highly specialized, comb-like teeth of the Baikal seal that allow them to expel water while retaining prey during high-speed hunting. This together with their small ...

Seals range in size from the 1 m (3 ft 3 in) and 45 kg (99 lb) Baikal seal to the 5 m (16 ft) and 3,200 kg (7,100 lb) southern elephant seal, which is also the largest carnivoran.[b] Several ...

TOBA, Mie Prefecture--Images of a Baikal seal cub with a “human-like” face went viral after the Toba Aquarium in Mie Prefecture showed off its cute and friendly resident named Niko ...

Furthermore, recent studies have shown that the Baikal seal (Pusa sibirica) also preys on large quantities of zooplankton and possesses distinctive jagged teeth. Thus, while behavioral ...

This extraordinary behaviour is unique to Lake Baikal seals. The Bajau Laut tribe's lifestyle has given them the ability to stay underwater for long periods of time. Expert says President Trump ...

Example of Baikal seal skull specimens. (a) Maxilla and (b) mandible tooth row. (c–f) Enlarged view of maxilla teeth. (c) Yellow arrows represent the number of cusps. (d) Yellow dashed line ...