The Seals of Cape Cod
WHY ARE THERE SO MANY SEALS ON CAPE COD?
As a lot of people who live on Cape Cod would know, Cape Cod has many…. MANY, seals. You will find seals in many COLD environments, but not grey seals; which is what i have on Cape Cod. My question: Why is there so many of them? Or more why more than before?
My hypothesis is that in past years, the seals couldn’t live here as well as now because the climate was lower. Seals live here now because our climate has raised a small amount over time.
Seals Mostly live on rocky beach shores or on sandbars. Chatham, where Cape Cod’s seal are found most, does have sandbars. Seals are also found most during November through April, because the living conditions are the best they can be during that time.
To see why there are so many seals on Cape Cod, I decided to research Cape Cod’s climate change, grey seals living conditions, and the seals migration patterns. There is really no PHYSICAL way to test my hypothesis, so I had to do a comparison.
Cape Cod’s climate has gone up about 2.3 degrees over about half a century. In that time, terrain could have changed, and water levels could have gone down a little in some areas, which could cause more grey seals to come to Cape Cod.
Grey seals love some of the ideal living conditions we have on Cape Cod for them. With a lot of Cape Cods beaches having sandbars, and very Rocky edges, It comes to no surprise that there are so many seals.
As it turns out, the grey seals don’t migrate to and from places. They stay on Cape Cod all year, but they do move around (ex: Moving from one beach to another).
As I finished my research, we also discovered Cape Cod’s water climate has never been warmer. That means Cape Cod’s climate has been raising over past years. Climate change usually can attract new species. But as long as it’s just SEALS, they’re welcome on Cape Cod in my book.
As a lot of people who live on Cape Cod would know, Cape Cod has many…. MANY, seals. You will find seals in many COLD environments, but not grey seals; which is what i have on Cape Cod. My question: Why is there so many of them? Or more why more than before?
My hypothesis is that in past years, the seals couldn’t live here as well as now because the climate was lower. Seals live here now because our climate has raised a small amount over time.
Seals Mostly live on rocky beach shores or on sandbars. Chatham, where Cape Cod’s seal are found most, does have sandbars. Seals are also found most during November through April, because the living conditions are the best they can be during that time.
To see why there are so many seals on Cape Cod, I decided to research Cape Cod’s climate change, grey seals living conditions, and the seals migration patterns. There is really no PHYSICAL way to test my hypothesis, so I had to do a comparison.
Cape Cod’s climate has gone up about 2.3 degrees over about half a century. In that time, terrain could have changed, and water levels could have gone down a little in some areas, which could cause more grey seals to come to Cape Cod.
Grey seals love some of the ideal living conditions we have on Cape Cod for them. With a lot of Cape Cods beaches having sandbars, and very Rocky edges, It comes to no surprise that there are so many seals.
As it turns out, the grey seals don’t migrate to and from places. They stay on Cape Cod all year, but they do move around (ex: Moving from one beach to another).
As I finished my research, we also discovered Cape Cod’s water climate has never been warmer. That means Cape Cod’s climate has been raising over past years. Climate change usually can attract new species. But as long as it’s just SEALS, they’re welcome on Cape Cod in my book.