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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 ...
Harbor seal skull (Phoca vitulina) Adult phocids vary from 1.17 m (3.8 ft) in length and 45 kg (99 lb) in weight in the ringed seal to 5.8 m (19 ft) and 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) in the southern elephant seal , which is the largest member of the order Carnivora .
Pinnipeds range in size from the 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in) and 50 kg (110 lb) Baikal seal to the 6 m (20 ft) and 3,700 kg (8,200 lb) male southern elephant seal, which is also the largest member of Carnivora. [1]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 December 2024. Taxonomic group of semi-aquatic mammals Pinnipeds Temporal range: Latest Oligocene – Holocene, 24–0 Ma Pre๊ ๊ O S D C P T J K Pg N Clockwise from top left: Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus), Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus), New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri), walrus ...
The seal was born to Pearl, an adult Harbor seal who has been at the Mystic Aquarium for the last 12 years. “We couldn’t be more excited. He’s healthy, he’s strong and he’s feisty ...
Other species popularly kept in captivity include the grey seal and harbor seal. Larger animals like walruses and Steller sea lions are much less common. [153] Pinnipeds are popular attractions because they are "disneyfied", and consequently, people often anthropomorphize them with a curious, funny, or playful nature. [155]
A harbor seal pup lifts its head out of the water to look at the other seals lounging on the breakwater at the Liberty Bay Marina in Poulsbo on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.
The mascot's 13 whiskers represent the Ocean State's history as the 13th state to sign the U.S. Constitution.