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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 ...
Sea lion group at haulout Harbor seals at haulout. Hauling out is a behaviour associated with pinnipeds (true seals, sea lions, fur seals and walruses) temporarily leaving the water. [1] [2] Hauling-out typically occurs between periods of foraging activity.
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 PreꞒ Ꞓ 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 ...
A rehabilitated three-month-old harbor seal was released at Larrabee State Park in Whatcom County on August 23, 2024. It was abandoned by its mother in June due to human interference at a beach in ...
Marine Mammal Stranding Center hotline. The MMSC urges everyone to save their hotline in their phones − the number is 609-266-0538, in order to call if you spot a seal or other creature in distress.
The Marine Mammal Stranding Center's veterinarian determined the likely cause of the young seal's injuries was a shark bite. Badly hurt young Harbor seal rescued on Christmas Day in Surf City Skip ...
Phoca (/ ˈ f oʊ k ə / FOH-kə) [1] is a genus of the earless seals, within the family Phocidae. It now contains just two species, the common seal (or harbour seal) and the spotted seal (or largha seal). Several species formerly listed under this genus have been split into the genera Pusa, Pagophilus, and Histriophoca.
A beloved seven-year-old harbor seal named “Slater” and a baby Chilean flamingo named “Teal” died last week from bird flu, the Lincoln Park Zoo reported Tuesday. “This is sad news for ...