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| ==Biology== | | ==Biology== |
| ===Physiology===
| | Seel is a quasi-quadrupedal {{wp|Pinniped}} Pokémon, which lives on icebergs in frigged waters. It thrives in extreme cold temperatures; the colder its environment gets, the more active it becomes. Preferring to sleep during the day, it hunts for prey under sheets of ice in the late day and evening hours. On top of its head is a sharp protrusion, which it uses to easily plow through thick ice floes and bore holes up to the surface to breath. It possesses a {{a|Thick Fat|thick hide}} covered in a very light blue, almost white fur which helps insulate it from the elements. It has a light tan maw, with a large red tongue that is always sticking out. It also has a set of small upward facing tusks, which can also be used to chip away at ice in unison with the protrusion on its head. It has a small black nose with nostrils that have adapted to close while swimming in waters as cold as {{tt|40 below 0°F.|-40°C}} While it is a graceful swimmer, on land it is very awkward and struggles to get about, preferring only to leave the water if necessary. It can be found in the [[Kanto]], [[Johto]], [[Sinnoh]] and [[Unova]] regions. |
| The horn on Seel's head is exceptionally hard, due to it being made of toughened bone. Seel has a furry body that appears white, two {{DL|List of Pokémon by body style| Pokémon with fins|flippers instead of feet}}, a tan-colored muzzle with a small black nose, small tusks, round eyes, and a tongue that is often seen outside of Seel's mouth. It lives in the frigid waters of the arctic, surviving because of its {{a|Thick Fat|thick blubber}}. Its tail resembles a spout of water.
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| ====Gender differences====
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| ===Special abilities===
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| This hide of fat looks like it is covered with snow-white fur from a distance, but, when magnified, the fur is actually a very light blue that gives it a seawater tinge whilst swimming. Seel's streamlined, curving body helps it to effortlessly swim through the cold seas, and its flippers propel it with ease. The flippers can also pull its body onto shore, but can only support its weight for a short time. Seel uses its horn to puncture ice so it can breathe. Its coarse hair can trap water and air to conserve body heat.
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| ===Behavior===
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| The horn on the tip of Seel's head is used to chip away ice at the surface of the sea to create breathing holes. The small tusks can chip away at the ice too, and sometimes they engage in territorial fights where these tusks can be applied as weapons.
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| During the day, Seel can usually be spotted in shallow seas asleep on the seabed; however, it is additionally active during the evening hours, when it hunts and pursues prey effortlessly through the water. The colder the sea, the more active it is. When swimming, its nostrils close tightly when it swims. Seel only comes on land to give birth or socialize with others of its kind - it is exceptionally clumsy on land.
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| ===Habitat===
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| [[File:Sea Habitat.png|thumb|{{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|Sea Pokémon}}]]
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| Seel loves to live in extremely cold polar seas, which are often 40 degrees below 0. The frigid climate it lives in are full of ice floes. It exceptionally loves iceberg-filled oceans, where herds of Seel converge to play and socialize. It is found in [[Kanto]], [[Johto]], [[Sinnoh]], and [[Unova]].
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| ===Diet===
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| {{main|Pokémon food}}
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| Seel hunts for prey.
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| ==In the anime== | | ==In the anime== |