The males are usually up to 2 meters long, which is about 6 1/2 - 7 feet long. The females are usually a bit smaller then the males, around 5 1/2 - 6 1/2 feet long.
At birth, the pup is jet black in color, approximately 3 feet long and weighs between 30 and 35 pounds. Newborn pups, feed only on mother's milk from birth to about six weeks of age. Seal milk is very rich which allows pups to gain weight rapidly, more than quadrupling their initial weight before weaning. Adult males average 300 to 400 pounds and 7 feet in length, while adult females tend to be 400 to 500 pounds and at 8 feet in length. Pups average 30 to 40 pounds at birth and 40 inches in length.
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