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Harp seal
Order : Carnivora
Family : Phocidae
Species : Phoca groenlandica
Facts about the harp seal
Harp seals are closely associated with pack ice, undergoing spring migrations of up to 2,500 km on their way to summer feeding grounds, returning south ahead of the new ice in the fall.
The harp seal is well adapted for living in the water but is clumsy and slow on land.
The Northwest Atlantic harp seal (Phoca groenlandica) is perceived to compete with commercial fisheries for important species such as Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua).
There is no scientific evidence to support the common contention that harp seals are impeding the recovery of cod stocks.
The harp seal (Phoca groenlandica) is a deeper diving seal which feeds on small fish. (Full text)
With our state-of-the-art web design and search features finding HARP SEAL is easy. (Full text)
The beautiful white coat of the harp seal pup (Phoca groenlandica) is shed by the time it is a month old. (Full text)
Appearance Harp seals are 1. (Full text)
The male of the northern Phoca groenlandica is tawny grey, with a curious saddle-shaped dark mark on the back; the female is much smaller, and has a very different appearance, being "dull white or yellowish straw-colour, with a tawny hue on the back"; the young at first are pure white, and can "hardly be distinguished among the icy hummocks and snow, their colour thus acting as a protection. (Full text)
Writing about the plight of the Canadian Harp seal is a difficult and heavy hearted task. (Full text)
Printouts The Harp Seal (Phoca groenlandica) is a marine mammal that spends most of its life in the sea, but also goes onto ice floes. (Full text)
Off Canada's east coast, harp seals are giving birth to their offspring. (Full text)
Harp seals are undoubtedly some of the most beautiful and gentle creatures on earth. (Full text)
plight of the Canadian Harp seal is a difficult and heavy hearted task. (Full text)
Each year, hundreds of thousands of baby harp seals are slaughtered on the ice fields off Canada's east coast for their pelts. (Full text)
“There is no scientific evidence to suggest harp seals are impeding the recovery of cod. (Full text)
The adult male harp seal is light gray to yellowish with a dark brown or black face and a brown band marking across its back and sides. (Full text)
The male of the northern Phoca groenlandica is tawny grey, with a curious saddle-shaped dark mark on the back; the female is much smaller, and has a very different appearance, being "dull white or yellowish straw-colour, with a tawny hue on the (Full text)
Norwegian Hunt Harp seals are subjected to intensive commercial hunting during the spring at both their (Full text)
The harp seal is listed as an Appendix III species under the Bern Convention. (Full text)
The gestation period for a Harp Seal is the same nine months as humans. (Full text)
The Harp Seal Phoca groenlandicaThe Harp Seal, is earless and defined as a true seal. (Full text)
Harp seals are very closely associated with pack ice, undergoing spring migrations of up to 2,500 km on their way to summer feeding grounds. (Full text)
Male harp seals are only slightly larger than females, with an (Full text)
1. Phoca, genus Phoca -- (type genus of the Phocidae: earless seals)Phoca
genus Phoca
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