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Caspian seal size: How big do they get?

How big does a Caspian seal get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Caspian seal (Phoca caspica) reaches an average size of 1.41 meter (4′ 8″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). During their lifetime of about 50 years, they grow from 4.18 kg (9.22 lbs) to 62.3 kg (137.35 lbs). A Caspian seal has 1 babies at once. The Caspian seal (genus: Phoca) is a member of the family Phocidae.

As a reference: Humans reach an average body size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) while carrying 62 kg (137 lbs). A human woman is pregnant for 280 days (40 weeks) and on average become 75 years old.

The average adult size of a Caspian seal is (4' 8

The Caspian seal (Pusa caspica) is one of the smallest members of the earless seal family and unique in that it is found exclusively in the brackish Caspian Sea. They are found not only along the shorelines, but also on the many rocky islands and floating blocks of ice that dot the Caspian Sea. In winter, and cooler parts of the spring and autumn season, these marine mammals populate the Northern Caspian. As the ice melts in the warmer season, they can be found on the mouths of the Volga and Ural Rivers, as well as the southern latitudes of the Caspian where cooler waters can be found due to greater depth.Evidence suggests the seals are descended from Arctic ringed seals that reached the area from the north during an earlier part of the Quaternary period and became isolated in the landlocked Caspian Sea when continental ice sheets melted.

Animals of the same family as a Caspian seal

We found other animals of the Phocidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Caspian seal

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Caspian seal:

Animals with the same litter size as a Caspian seal

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Caspian seal:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Caspian seal

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Caspian seal:

Animals with the same weight as a Caspian seal

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Phoca caspica: