Talk:New Zealand Fur Seal

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[edit] Eyelids?

I'm not sure I'm in the right section, but here goes. My partner and I were anchored in a cove on the south island of New Zealand yesterday. A seal came and circled the boat a number of times and then moved away but continued to watch us. It was pretty awesome to witness. But I want to know if seals have eyelids and if they do, do they blink? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jmoff (talk • contribs) .

I've seen an NZ Fur Seal asleep, with eyes closed, so they definitely have eyelids. I'm pretty sure I've seen them blink too, when annoyed by flies on land, although I don't know how frequently they'd do this in the water. The photo on the right is a bit blurry, but it shows at least a squint if not a blink. -- Avenue 01:14, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Also, the first external link at Nictitating membrane shows a nice animation of a seal's "third eyelid". Sea lions reportedly use theirs mainly on land; maybe something similar is true for seals. -- Avenue 10:02, 7 August 2006 (UTC)