Harbor Seal

Phoca vitulina

Summary 2

The Common Seal (Phoca vitulina), also known as the Harbor Seal or alternately spelled Harbour 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 wide-ranging of the pinnipeds (walruses, eared seals, and true seals).

Fontes e Créditos

  1. (c) Alan Vernon, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/32541690@N02/4756399710
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoca_vitulina

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Color brown, grey
Taxonomy:kingdom Animalia
Taxonomy:family Phocidae