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The grey seal feeds on a wide variety of fish, mostly benthic or demersal species, taken at depths down to 70 m (230 ft) or more. Sand eels (Ammodytes spp) are important in its diet in many localities. Cod and other gadids, flatfish, herring, [25] wrasse [26] and skates [27] are also important locally. However, it is clear that the grey seal ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 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 ...
An independent animal hospital has said winter storms and rising sea levels "can be almost disastrous" for grey seal pups. South Essex Wildlife Hospital, based at Orsett, said it helped rescue 100 ...
Seacoast Science Center Marine Mammal Rescue saved a female gray seal weanling on Wednesday at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye. The seal was stuck in the rocks of a jetty. ... coloring and ...
A grey seal found stranded and blind more than a decade ago on an island in Maine has given birth at a Chicago-area zoo and is now “a very attentive mother" to her newborn, zoo officials said ...
The spotted seal is of the family, Phocidae, or "true seals". Compared to other true seals, they are intermediate in size, with mature adults of both sexes generally weighing between 82–109 kg (180–240 lb) and measuring 150–210 cm (59–83 in), roughly the same size as a harbor seal or ribbon seal. The head of a spotted seal is round ...
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.
Orford Ness in Suffolk is the home to the county's first breeding colony of grey seals. The site, managed by the National Trust, welcomes more and more seals during each winter breeding season.