The Texture and Feel of Touching Seals and the Difference Between Blubber and Fat

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This chapter delves into the texture and feel of touching different species of seals, highlighting the differences between true seals and fur seals. It also explains the sensation of feeling the skin that lies over the blubber, contrasting it with fat, and discusses the optimized shape of animals like dolphins for movement in water.

Seals. Sea lions. Walruses. Walrus dongs. Classic Ologies. We sit down with Luis A Hückstädt, PhD and talk about blubber, ocean currents, psychedelic teeth, whisker tech, receding ice, boops, snoots, barks, butt nubbins and whether or not that one seal from the video actually felt bashful about getting that fish cake? Or was it a sea lion? Which is which? Spoiler: you’ll find out in this episode of Ologies: Pinnipedology.

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