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Bearded seal

Order : Carnivora
Family : Phocidae
Species : Erignathus barbatus

 

The Bearded seal is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the bearded seal

Discussion The nonmigratory Bearded Seal is generally solitary outside the breeding season.

Frank Moen Emil (Norway) The estimated population of the Bearded Seal is between 600,000 to 1 million animals.

The bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) is the largest arctic seal, and bears the closest similarity to walrus. (Full text)

The Bearded Seal is found in the shallow waters throughout the Arctic and Southern (Full text)

Bearded seals are solitary creatures and can be seen resting on ice flows with their heads facing downward into the water. (Full text)

How many bearded seals are there? (Full text)

Appearance The bearded seal is 225-270cm long and weighs 275-340 kg. (Full text)

Bearded seals are grey, with occasionally a brown face and neck. (Full text)

Bearded Seal The bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) is the largest true seal normally found in the seas adjacent to Alaska. (Full text)

General Description: Bearded seals are heaviest during winter and early spring when they may attain a weight of more than 750 pounds (341 kg). (Full text)

Bearded Seals The bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) is the largest true seal (Full text)

Bearded seals are cold weather seals that live in the circumpolar regions of the northern hemisphere. (Full text)

The Bearded seal is a popular species with Arctic coastal communities who hunt it for food, fur, and oil. (Full text)

<< A bearded seal pup (Erignathus barbatus) is one of the animals scientists have learned more about through Crittercam research. (Full text)

jpg Bearded Seal Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Phocidae Genus: Erignathus Species: barbatus Binomial name Erignathus barbatus Erxleben, 1777 The bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) is a medium-sized Arctic Ocean. (Full text)

Field characters The Bearded Seal is the largest of the phocis seals in the area. (Full text)

3 meters; 250 kilograms The bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) is not common but may be seen around the tip of the northern peninsula. (Full text)

The bearded seal is one of the largest seals found in the waters of the Northwest Territories. (Full text)

Natural History Bearded seals are solitary and inhabit areas of relatively shallow (Full text)

Distribution and Habitat The bearded seal is circumpolar in its distribution in arctic and (Full text)

bearded seals are found around the Arctic Ocean and adjacent seas up to a northern limit of 80-85ºN. (Full text)

The bearded seal is listed as an Appendix III species under the Bern Convention. (Full text)

Bearded seals are much less common than ringed seals and prefer waters shallower than 100 metres. (Full text)

The Bearded Seal is from the order Carnivora. (Full text)

(additional references)Top Specialty Definition: Bearded Seal(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia) The bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) is a medium-sized seal that is found in and near to the Arctic Ocean. (Full text)

(additional references)Top Crosswords: Erignathus BarbatusNon-English Usage: "Erignathus Barbatus" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. (Full text)

Bearded seals are found in arctic and subarctic waters. (Full text)

1. bearded seal, squareflipper square flipper, Erignathus barbatus -- (medium-sized grayish to yellow seal with bristles each side of muzzle; of Arctic Ocean)
bearded seal
squareflipper square flipper
Erignathus barbatus
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