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Fur Seals - A Story of Survival

New Zealand fur seals (kekeno) often prefer to rest on rocky shorelines. They have a pointy nose and are smaller than sea lions, but can still become over 2m long and weigh as much as two human adults.
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Ancestral memory

 

When something happens to a living thing that causes changes in their body (genes) and can be passed on to their children.

Blubber

 

The fat of sea mammals, especially whales and seals.

Conservation

 

The management and protection of resources and life on Earth.

Fur seal

 

A seal with two layers of fur that lives around the coasts of the Pacific and southern oceans. The male is much larger than the female.

Polynesian

 

Someone who is Polynesian has a family that comes from Polynesia. Polynesia is a region in the Pacific Ocean made up of more than 1,000 islands, and includes many diverse countries such as Samoa, Tonga, the Cook Islands, and Niue.

Protected

 

When a creature is protected by law you are not allowed to collect or hunt it.

Threatened species

 

Any species (plants, animals, fungi, etc.) that there are very few of, and which might die out in the near future.

Tradition

 

Beliefs or customs that are handed down from one generation to the next. Traditions are the things that we do/believe because our parents and grandparents did in the past, and we have been taught to do/believe them as well.

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