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Grey seals are vulnerable to typical predators for a pinniped mammal; their primary predator would be the orca or killer whale, but certain large species of sharks are known to prey on grey seals in North American waters, particularly great white sharks and bull sharks but also, upon evidence, additionally Greenland sharks. Some grey seal ...
Genus Ommatophoca – Gray, 1844 – one species Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Ross seal. O. rossii Gray, 1844: Coastal Antarctic Ocean: Size: Male: 168–208 cm (66–82 in) long; 129–216 kg (284–476 lb) Female: 190–250 cm (75–98 in) long; 159–204 kg (351–450 ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. 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 ...
Gray seals and harbor seals are the two seal species found in the Seacoast year-round, while in the winter months, the region is also visited by harp and hooded seals that arrive from Arctic ...
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 ...
A seal pup was discovered lethargic, skinny and tangled in plastic on the shoreline in Beach Haven on Feb. 15. A call was made for an entangled seal around 4:30 p.m.
Salty the gray seal has returned to the ocean a month in rehabilitation after being injured - and cameras were there to catch the heartwarming moment the seal bounced back into the waters.. Salty ...
Life restoration of Gomphotaria pugnax. Pinnipeds are marine mammals that evolved from arctoid carnivorans that includes seals, eared seals, and walruses.There are 34 recent species of pinnipeds [1] and 102 species of fossil pinnipeds and their stem-relatives (Pinnipedimorpha), collectively referred to as pinnipedimorphs. [2]