26 October 2012 Meet the seals! Part two

Meet the seals! Part two

Here’s the rest of our ‘seal team’…

Seal 11 – ‘Granite’

Here are some of Granite’s basic ‘stats’.

• Female
• Weight 273 kg (602 lbs.)
• Standard Length 230 cm (7.5 ft.)

Seal 12 – ‘Boo’

Here are some of Boo’s basic ‘stats’.

• Female
• Weight 374 kg (825 lbs.)
• Standard Length 244 cm (8 ft.)
• Boo was born in 2002 – making her a little over 9 years old at the time this photo was taken. She was likely born in November of 2002 and the picture was taken in January of 2012.

Seal 13 – ‘Lucky’

Here are some of Lucky’s basic ‘stats’.

• Female
• Weight 410 kg (904 lbs.)
• Standard Length 246 cm (8.1 ft.)
• Lucky was born in 1998- 13 years old

Seal 14

Seal 14 was tagged near Tripp Island – approximately an hour and a half north of McMurdo via a helicopter ride. Unfortunately, the helicopter has very limited seating and I was unable to fly on this mission. Therefore, seal 14 doesn’t have a name or photo. But I do have his stats…

Here are some of Seal 14’s basic ‘stats’.

• Male
• Weight 227 kg (500 lbs.)
• Standard Length 224 cm (7.3 ft.)

Seal 15 – ‘Bashful’

Here are some of Bashful’s basic ‘stats’.

• Male
• Weight 289 kg (637 lbs.)
• Standard Length 216 cm (7.1 ft.)

Seal 16 – ‘Sonic’

Here are some of Sonic’s basic ‘stats’.

• Male
• Weight 230 kg (507 lbs.)
• Standard Length 219 cm (7.2 ft.)

Seal 17 – ‘Scout’

Here are some of Scout’s basic ‘stats’.

• Female
• Weight 347 kg (765 lbs.)
• Standard Length 236 cm (7.7 ft.)

Seal 18 – ‘Buck-a-roo’

Unfortunately I did not get a picture of Buck-a-roo because as her name implies she didn’t sit still very well. Darn!

Here are some of Buck-a-roo’s basic ‘stats’.

• Female
• Weight 425 kg (937 lbs.)
• Standard Length 258 cm (8.5 ft.)

Seal 19 – ‘Glory’

Here are some of Glory’s basic ‘stats’.

• Female
• Weight 381 kg (840 lbs.)
• Standard Length 240 cm (7.9 ft.)

 

Seal 20 – ‘Patrick’

Patrick (the seal) was the smallest male seal we tagged and Patrick (the scientist) was the smallest male member of our team. That’s how this seal got his name!

Here are some of Patrick’s basic ‘stats’.

• Male
• Weight 233 kg (514 lbs.)
• Standard Length 211 cm (6.9 feet long) - shortest seal in length

 

Seal 21 – ‘Bobber’

Here are some of Bobber’s basic ‘stats’.

• Female
• Weight 354 kg (780 lbs.)
• Standard Length 221 cm (7.3 ft.)
• Bobber was born in 2005 – so she was 6 years old at the time.