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'''Seals''' are large seafaring [[animal]]s of the Northern and Southern [[Hemisphere]]s. Despite having smooth skin, scientists classify them as being [[mammal]]s. Seals are distingushed from [[sealion]]s because they have [[flipper]]s instead of back feet, and [[ear]]s. They resemble large [[otter]]s, but are fatter because they have a protective layer of [[blubber]] beneath their skin.
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A '''seal''' is a marine [[animal]] that lives on land and in water. Although generally viewed as kind or fun creatures, seals in reality can be quite vicious.
  
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Seals have been known to man since antiquity; however, they are not mentioned in the [[Bible]] because there are no [[species]] of seal native to the [[Mediterranean]] or the [[Red Sea]]. They feed mainly on [[fish]] and [[seaweed]].
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In legal terminology, to seal is to mark a document with a seal; to authenticate or make binding by affixing a seal. As a noun in legal terminology, a seal is a [[court]] seal or a corporate seal.  
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In legal terminology, to '''seal''' is to mark a document with a seal; to authenticate or make binding by affixing a seal. As a noun in legal terminology, a seal is a court seal or a corporate seal.
 
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"Seals" is also the name of a branch of the [[Navy]]. Famous Navy Seals include [[Theodore Roosevelt IV]]; [[Gary Jackson]], the president of [[Blackwater]]; and [[Roy Boehm]], reputedly the inspiration for [[Marlon Brando]]'s character in ''[[Apocalypse Now]]''.
 
  
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Also, a SEAL team is a U.S. Navy Commando group.
 
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Revision as of 16:53, March 26, 2008

A seal is a marine animal that lives on land and in water. Although generally viewed as kind or fun creatures, seals in reality can be quite vicious.

In legal terminology, to seal is to mark a document with a seal; to authenticate or make binding by affixing a seal. As a noun in legal terminology, a seal is a court seal or a corporate seal.

Also, a SEAL team is a U.S. Navy Commando group.

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