Assertion: harbor seal | /r/CapableOf | use their foreflippers
Facets:
value: as their hind flippers for propulsion
type: PURPOSE
value: by clasping both hind flippers
type: MANNER
value: as rudders
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Harbor seals swim with all four flippers: they move their hind flippers from side to side to propel themselves forward, and use their foreflippers to help them steer.
text: In the water they are graceful and efficient swimmers, using their fore flippers as rudders and their hind flippers for propulsion by clasping both hind flippers together, splaying webbed toes and moving the large hind flippers side to side.