Sometimes animals have names that just don’t make any sense! A Purple finch isn’t purple, not all ladybugs are female, a sea cucumber isn’t an underwater vegetable, and don’t forget silverfish, which definitely aren’t fish! Well, the Crabeater seal isn’t any different.
There are lots of things a Crabeater seal could be named after; their bodies are built for speed and they are one of the fastest seals when moving on land. With around 15 million of them, Crabeater seals have the largest population of all pinniped (aquatic meat-eating mammals with fins for feet like seals, walruses, and sea lions). Their teeth are even specially designed for eating krill (not crab), which makes up about 95% of their diet. Instead of all of these cool traits, the Crabeater seal is named after crabs, a crustacean that isn’t even found in the Antarctic, where these seals live. Oh well! You know what they say…a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet.
Animals are awesome
BUMBLE BEE IT MAKES ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ NOT BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMBLE!
i have never seen a ladybug that shiny before and the purple finch, i have
never seen any thing like it before it is soooo pretty!
the purple finch and the lady bug,seal is soo Cute!
on the onther hand those 2 other things are gross! ;(
Love the lady bugs cool looking but some bit!!!!
nice
Sooooo cute!
awwwww so cute !!!!!
Sooooooooooooooooooooooo cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sun bears are not like the sun