Pictures and facts about the Harbor seal

Harbor seal

Order : Carnivora
Family : Phocidae
Species : Phoca vitulina

The Common seal (Phoca vitulina) is probably the best-known seal species of the northern hemisphere. This might be due to its wide distribution and the fact, that Common seals live near the coasts and can be watched, resting on sandbanks, from the dry land. Common seals prefer regions, where rivers flow into the sea, because these waters are permanently ice-free even in the northern part of their distribution range. The Common seal's second name - Harbour seal - is due to its affinity to coastal regions. Common seals inhabit the European coasts of the Atlantic, the North sea and the Baltic sea as well as the Atlantic coast of the northern part of North America and North America's Pacific coast. Due to the Common seal's wide distribution there are several subspecies.

Facts about the harbor seal

A breeding colony of the seal Phoca vitulina is also supported.

Harbour Seal, the species Phoca vitulina is subdivided into the following 4 subspecies: common name : Eastern

The harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) is the seal most commonly affected.

The Harbour Seal (Phoca vitulina) is a common inshore seal found in many parts of the world, including the East and West coasts of North America.

The color of the harbor seal is variable: grey to brownish grey with black spots. (Full text)

Harbor seals are widely distributed throughout temperate and subarctic waters of the northern hemisphere. (Full text)

The common seal (Phoca vitulina) is the typical representative not only of that group (see CARNIVORA), but also of the family Phocidae and the subfamily Phocinae, and it is to this latter group that the present article is restricted. (Full text)

Harbor seals are often called “hair” seals by coastal residents of southern Alaska. (Full text)

Commonly found swimming in ice-free northern waters, the harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) is one of the smaller seals. (Full text)

Harbor seals are not highly communicative, but if threatened a seal may respond by snorting, growling, lunging or scratching. (Full text)

The male harbor seal is usually larger than the female. (Full text)

Harbor seals are thought to live to at least 25 years. (Full text)

Harbor seals are the most vulnerable when out of the water and will quickly swim off if you get too close. (Full text)

Harbor seals are the most abundant marine mammal along Puget Sound. (Full text)

The harbor seal is the only pinniped that breeds along Puget Sound. (Full text)

Diet: Harbor Seals are carnivores (meat-eaters); they eat mostly mollusks (like squid and clams), fish, and crustaceans. (Full text)

Printouts The Harbor Seal is a marine mammal that spends most of its life in the sea, but also enjoys sunbathing on rocks or on the beach. (Full text)

Range: Northern Alaska to Southern California The Harbor Seal is widespread with large populations on both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. (Full text)

Harbor Seal is the only seal company that has invested in the high-tech (Full text)

The Harbor Seal, Phoca vitulina, is found in inlets, harbors, and estuaries on the Atlantic coast as far south as Volusia County. (Full text)

The harbor seal is a relatively small member of the Phocidae family. (Full text)

^In the vicinity of Anchorage, Alaska`s largest urban and industrial city, harbor seals are sedentary and limited to coastal waters; some movements have been documents but there is no evidence of extensive migrations. (Full text)

The harbor seal is probably the most wide-ranging and abundant pinniped. (Full text)

Unlike most other pinnipeds, harbor seals are generally solitary and rarely interact with one another. (Full text)

Harbor Seal Skull - The harbor seal is found in the northern Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic Oceans. (Full text)

In San Francisco Bay, many harbor seals are fully or partially reddish in color. (Full text)