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hooded seal

The Hooded Seal

  • 26 May, 2022
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A member of the Phocid family (true seal), the hooded seal belongs to the order Pinnipedia, which includes sea lions, seals, and walruses. They can be found in the colder waters of the

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Mediterranean monk seal

The Mediterranean Monk Seal

  • 8 October, 2021
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The Mediterranean monk seal can be found in only a few remaining isolated locations in the Atlantic Ocean. They prefer open beaches and sea caves. Due to the fact that there are only

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harbor seal

The Harbor Seal

  • 29 April, 2021
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The harbor seal, aka common seal, is distributed throughout the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, as well as the Baltic and Northern Seas. They typically reside in locations that are free of

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grey seal

The Charismatic Grey Seal

  • 22 March, 2021
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The grey seal is a pinniped that belongs to the family of true, or earless, seals. There are 2 subspecies of grey seal found in the North Atlantic: Halichoerus grypus grypus and

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crabeater seal

The Crabeater Seal

  • 10 March, 2021
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The crabeater seal, or more aptly named krill-eater seal, is misnamed as this species of seal doesn’t even eat crabs. They primarily eat krill. There isn’t an abundance or crab species

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harp seal

The Adorable Harp Seal

  • 11 August, 2020
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The harp seal, aka saddleback seal, calls the north Atlantic and Arctic Oceans its home, spending long bouts of time following oceanic pack ice. These social “true seals” can be found in

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elephant seal

The Massive Elephant Seal

  • 13 July, 2020
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Whether it be the northern or the southern elephant seal, both are massive and equally impressive in their own rights. The northern elephant seal ranges from Alaska to Mexico

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leopard seal

The Dangerous Leopard Seal

  • 5 June, 2020
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Ranked as the third largest pinniped (seal) in the world, after the walrus and the elephant seal, the leopard seal is an amazing creature that can be both fascinating and dangerous at

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Guadalupe fur seal

The Guadalupe Fur Seals

  • 26 July, 2019
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Guadalupe fur seals are members of the “eared seal” family. They are found almost exclusively on Guadalupe Island, off the Pacific coast of Mexico, with a recent re-colonization

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Australian fur seal

The Australian Fur Seal

  • 13 February, 2019
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  • 1140 Views
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The Australian fur seal is a pinniped that lives in Australia, among other places, along the coastlines, on beaches, and rocky coves. Fur seals have large eyes, a pointed face with whiskers

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