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The grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) is a large seal of the family Phocidae, which are commonly referred to as "true seals" or "earless seals". The only species classified in the genus Halichoerus , it is found on both shores of the North Atlantic Ocean .
The basic seal was the same, but the circumferences were embellished with lathework decoration such as scallops, beading, or spikes. Among the colors used for the seal during this period were red, blue, and brown. [7] The usage of the seal was standardized starting on the smaller-sized notes of Series 1928. The seal was printed with a toothed ...
Steel Grey/Iron Grey: A grey horse with intermingled black and white hairs. This color occurs in a horse born black, or in some cases, dark bay, and slowly lightens as the horse ages. Rose Grey: A grey horse with a reddish or pinkish tinge to its coat. This color occurs in a horse born bay or chestnut and slowly lightens as the horse ages.
When referring to horse colors, the points are the mane, tail, lower legs, and ear rims. Certain combinations of point color and body color determine most horse color names. [5]: 7 For example, a bay horse has a reddish-brown body color with black points, [5]: 17 and a buckskin is a yellowish horse with black points.
The harbor (or harbour) seal (Phoca vitulina), also known as the common seal, is a true seal found along temperate and Arctic marine coastlines of the Northern Hemisphere. The most widely distributed species of pinniped (walruses, eared seals, and true seals), they are found in coastal waters of the northern Atlantic and Pacific oceans, Baltic ...
Bay horses range in color from a light copper red, to a rich red blood bay (the best-known variety of bay horse) to a very dark red or brown called dark bay, mahogany bay, black-bay, or brown (or "seal brown"). The dark brown shades of bay are referred to in other languages by words meaning "black-and-tan."
The outer white ring has a silvery gray border. As in The Great Seal, the eagle's left claw holds an olive branch with 13 leaves and 13 seeds (olives) while the right claw grasps 13 arrows. Centered on the eagle's breast is a shield divided into three sections containing elements that represent the homeland "from sea to shining sea."
The presence of other coat color genes can modify a seal brown coat. The seal brown family includes: Brown Buckskin, is a result of the dilution effect of a single copy of the cream gene. Sometimes called smoky brown. The black areas of the seal brown coat are unaffected or slightly lightened, while the reddish areas are more golden.