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===Movements=== With short front flippers and because their rear flipper is unable to rotate, true seals cannot walk when out of the water like sea lions. As a result, they bounce themselves forward in a motion called ''[[wikt:galumphing|galumphing]]'';<ref>{{cite book|last=Dipper|first=Frances|title=[[Royal Society for the Protection of Birds|RSPB]] Spotlight: Seals|page=20|publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury Wildlife]]|location=[[London]]|isbn=978-1-4214-0305-2|date=2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Derocher|first=Andrew E.|title=Polar Bears: A Complete Guide to Their Biology and Behavior|page=73|publisher=[[Johns Hopkins University Press]]|location=[[Baltimore]]|isbn=978-1-4214-0305-2|date=2012}}</ref> the polar explorer [[Edward Wilson (explorer)|Edward Wilson]] referred to the motion as ''lolloping''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Schmidt|first=Jeremy|title=Weddell Seals: Science, Life History, and Population Dynamics|page=59|publisher=Weddell Seal Science|isbn=978-1-881480-19-8|date=2023}}</ref>
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