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Russia · Nature & Wildlife · Easy
Which endemic freshwater seal, the only species that lives entirely in fresh water, is found exclusively in a deep Siberian lake?
Answer: The Baikal seal — The nerpa (Pusa sibirica) is one of the smallest true seals and has inhabited Lake Baikal for an estimated two million years; how it originally reached the lake remains debated.
- A The Caspian seal
- B The ringed seal
- C The Baikal seal ✓
- D The harp seal
The nerpa (Pusa sibirica) is one of the smallest true seals and has inhabited Lake Baikal for an estimated two million years; how it originally reached the lake remains debated.