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California Harbor Seal

Phoca vitulina richardsi

Photo by Machi
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38.0324, -122.908

Field Notes

Description:

There were dozens of these on the small rocky islands. If you zoom in on the first photo, you can see one that appears to be brown with a white stripe down the back. I'm not really very familiar with harbor seals as I only ever see them from far away, so I'm not sure if that is normal or not or if maybe there was something else among them.

Habitat:

On some rock outcroppings in Bodega Bay

Reference Links:

Harbor seal - Wikipedia, Harbor Seal | NOAA Fisheries

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PublishedJanuary 5, 2019

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