I bark on arctic ice shelves and swim through frigid waters as a marine mammal, yet on a romantic Valentine envelope, I hold the flap shut with a stamped kiss. What am I?
A seal
The riddle plays on the homonym 'seal'—the flippered animal versus sealing a Valentine love letter with a kiss.
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