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Harbor Seal

Phoca vitulina richardsi

Photo by DonnaPomeroy
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Description:

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. They are found in coastal waters of the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, as well as those of the Baltic and North Seas, making them the most widely distributed of the pinnipeds (walruses, eared seals, and true seals).

Notes:

Harbor seals resting on the beach just before high tide washes them back into the sea.

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