I feel uncomfortably attracted to this seal rn
Male Hooded Seals have an inflatable nasal membrane that expands like a red balloon to attract females. The rules are simple and straight forward. The male with the biggest balloon wins. (Photo: Doug Allen)pic.twitter.com/7qfV1GowE2
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What happens if the balloon breaks? Do they bleed to death?
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It’s a thin membrane that inflates and deflates easily. One might think that blood vessels are abundant but it’s just a membrane. These seals, albeit exhibiting an odd mating behaviour, very rarely physically fight other males.
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Interesting..
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Had these seals been prone to deadly nosebleeds they would have been extinct long ago. Yay for evolution!
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I’m talking about getting injured not nosebleeds..
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You wrote: what happens if the balloon breaks (...) the membrane is part of the seals nose, hence my mention of nosebleeds. The seal will lose out on mating, but a membrane injury is unlikely to be deadly.
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We have a winner here!!! Ladies!!
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The smaller ones become friends
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And play a lot of D&D.
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My membrane brings all the girls to the yard! Inflates...much better than yours! pic.twitter.com/qESIedLwxd
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A lot like that one bird that puffs its chest up
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