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Some facts about the
Spotted seal
Adult weight : 85 kg (187 lbs)
Female maturity :1279 days
Male maturity : 1643 days
Gestation : 319 days
Weaning : 24 days
Litter size : 1
Weight at birth : 7.1 kg (15.62 lbs)
Weight at weaning : 21.3 kg (46.86 lbs)
Spotted seal
Order : Carnivora
Family : Phocidae
Species : Phoca largha
The Larga seal, spotted 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
Namings for the spotted seal
A young / baby of a spotted seal is called a 'pup'. The females are called 'cow' and males 'bull'. A spotted seal group is called a 'pod, colony, crash, flock, harem, bob, herd, rookery, team or hurd'.
Facts about the spotted seal
The life cycle of the spotted seal is tied to the freezing and melting conditions at the site.
The asking price for this piece is 80 Top Item #12 Issuriq - Spotted Seal A spotted seal is a prize in south western Alaska. (Full text)
Spotted seals are look much like the North Pacific harbor seal, but the harbor seal is not found in the pack ice. (Full text)
How many spotted seals are there? (Full text)
Harbor seals and spotted seals are common; the other species are rare on Togiak Refuge. (Full text)
Spotted Seal is one item that can be found under Sea Life. (Full text)
It is noteworthy that spotted seals are abundant along the northwest coast during months of open water and are replaced in that zone by ringed seals when extensive ice is present. (Full text)
Spotted Seal The spotted seal (Phoca largha) is commonly seen in coastal waters of northern Alaska during ice-free seasons. (Full text)
The spotted seal is strongly associated with sea ice from autumn to late spring-early summer and bears its young on the drifting pack ice. (Full text)
The big spotted seal that is larger than the regular spotted seal is called issurrnaq. (Full text)
The spotted seal is used for making fur clothing, especially out of the waterproof material which we use in working and traveling on the Arctic ice. (Full text)
Spotted Seals The spotted seal (Phoca largha) is commonly seen in coastal (Full text)
) [about]» Spotted Seal CITES Listing (international trade protection status) [about]Warnings & CommentsAs with other Arctic species, the Spotted seal is threatened by climate change because their habitat consists of the ice front at the southern edge of the sea ice, an area that may change due to global warming forcing all seal species in the region to redistribute. (Full text)
Phoca largha is closely related to the Harbor seal, Phoca vitulina, and often shares its habitat. (Full text)
There is also variation in the coloring of adult coats, but generally Spotted seals are silvery-gray on the ventral side, darker gray on the back with dark spotted patterns. (Full text)
The spotted seal is listed as a nationally endangered animal in China, being the only pinniped that breeds in that country. (Full text)
The Spotted Seal is from the kingdom animalia, phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebra, class Mammalia, order Carnivora, suborder Pinnipela. (Full text)
1. Phoca, genus Phoca -- (type genus of the Phocidae: earless seals)Phoca
genus Phoca
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