Tiger seal

History
The facial features of Tiger Seals are predominantly feline, with cat-like ears, snout, and whiskers. The rest of the animal resembles a seal, with flippers, a sleek body, and tail. Adult Tiger Seals appear to be approximately five to six feet in length and are gray with a pattern of black stripes. Tiger Seal pups have the same markings as their parents, but appear to be only about two to three feet in length. The markings enable the seals to hide their numbers while in the water when hunting for fish. These animals prefer to lay together in large masses and howl loudly when disturbed. Tiger Seals' main prey are the Penguins. The Tiger Seal made its first appearance when Aang escaped his iceberg; the beam of light created caused the seals to howl in unison.



Tiger Seals are first seen in the episode "The Boy in the Iceberg."

Connection
Tiger seals appear to be a straightforward cross of a tiger and a seal. Tigers are the largest and most powerful of all living cats. Seals have large flippers as forelimbs and their bodies are streamlined, narrowing into a substantial tail.