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Harbour or Common Seal - Phoca vitulina
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The smaller of our two UK seal species, Common Seals are also known as Harbour Seals. Despite being called "Common", they are actually less common than Grey Seals!
The harbor (or harbour) seal (Phoca vitulina), also known as the common seal, is a true seal found along temperate and Arctic marine coastlines of the Northern Hemisphere. The most widely distributed species of pinniped (walruses, eared seals, and true seals), they are found in coastal waters of the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the Baltic and North Seas.
Harbor seals are brown, silvery white, tan, or gray, with distinctive V-shaped nostrils. An adult can attain a length of 1.85 m (6.1 ft) and a mass of 132 kg (290 lb). Blubber under the seal's skin helps to maintain body temperature. Females outlive males (30–35 years versus 20–25 years). Harbor seals stick to familiar resting spots or haulout sites, generally rocky areas (although ice, sand, and mud may also be used) where they are protected from adverse weather conditions and predation, near a foraging area. Males may fight over mates under water and on land. Females bear a single pup after a nine-month gestation, which they care for alone. Pups can weigh up to 16 kg (35 lb) and are able to swim and dive within hours of birth. They develop quickly on their mothers' fat-rich milk, and are weaned after four to six weeks.
The global population of harbor seals is 350,000–500,000, but subspecies in certain habitats are threatened. Once a common practice, sealing is now illegal in many nations within the animal's range.
Resting on a sandbank.
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Harbour or Common Seal - Phoca vitulina
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The smaller of our two UK seal species, Common Seals are also known as Harbour Seals. Despite being called "Common", they are actually less common than Grey Seals!
The harbor (or harbour) seal (Phoca vitulina), also known as the common seal, is a true seal found along temperate and Arctic marine coastlines of the Northern Hemisphere. The most widely distributed species of pinniped (walruses, eared seals, and true seals), they are found in coastal waters of the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the Baltic and North Seas.
Harbor seals are brown, silvery white, tan, or gray, with distinctive V-shaped nostrils. An adult can attain a length of 1.85 m (6.1 ft) and a mass of 132 kg (290 lb). Blubber under the seal's skin helps to maintain body temperature. Females outlive males (30–35 years versus 20–25 years). Harbor seals stick to familiar resting spots or haulout sites, generally rocky areas (although ice, sand, and mud may also be used) where they are protected from adverse weather conditions and predation, near a foraging area. Males may fight over mates under water and on land. Females bear a single pup after a nine-month gestation, which they care for alone. Pups can weigh up to 16 kg (35 lb) and are able to swim and dive within hours of birth. They develop quickly on their mothers' fat-rich milk, and are weaned after four to six weeks.
The global population of harbor seals is 350,000–500,000, but subspecies in certain habitats are threatened. Once a common practice, sealing is now illegal in many nations within the animal's range.
Resting on a sandbank, basking in the sun.
Tip: If you want to get this close you have to take the boat tour called "Zu den Seehundsbänken".
The common seal is called "Seehund" or "Robbe" in German.
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Harbour seals can be spotted regularly in and around the Nieuwpoort marina. When resting or sunbathing on the shore they are a joy to observe.
Harbour or Common seal (Phoca vitulina).
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I was very happy when I saw this Common Seal on the beach, very nearby my house in the Netherlands.
Seals are becoming more common in the Netherlands and their numbers are increasing. I sometimes see them swimming in my neighbourhood, but I have never seen one lying on the beach!
I was able to make some good photos and I went home very happy! :-)
This was one of my best shots, when he was yawning.
The only Common Seal I saw on my trip to Horsey on Sunday the rest were all Grey Seals.
The smaller of our two seal species, Common Seals (also known as Harbour Seals) are more commonly found around sheltered shores and estuaries, where they haul out on sandbanks and beaches. When out of the water, they sometimes hold their body in a curved 'banana' position, with their head and tail both in the air at the same time. Like Grey Seals, they feed on fish, but also eat squids, whelks, crabs and mussels. The young are born during the summer.
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Heavy marine layer gave a green-grey tint to everything... sky, water, sand... perfectly matching the coloration of this Harbor Seal who seemed to be following me down the beach. Imagination, I know, but when you have the name Selkii...
This seemingly friendly Sea Lion, popped up to say hello. He/she was truly interested and/or inquisitive to inspect the likes of me with camera in hand, and 'my little dog too'.
Judging by her mates size, who at the time, was sunning on the dock..... it might be a pretty fair assessment to guess their individual weights at approx. 350-400 lbs!
Seen here in the Fraser River
British Columbia
Canada
** She had a beauty mark on her face, so while conversing with her, l addressed her, jokingly of course, as Cindy Crawford. lol
Sea lions are pinnipeds characterized by external ear flaps, long foreflippers, the ability to walk on all fours, short, thick hair, and a big chest and belly. Together with the fur seals, they make up the family Otariidae, eared seals. The sea lions have six extant and one extinct species (the Japanese sea lion) in five genera. Their range extends from the subarctic to tropical waters of the global ocean in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, with the notable exception of the northern Atlantic Ocean.[1] They have an average lifespan of 20–30 years. A male California sea lion weighs on average about 300 kg (660 lb) and is about 2.4 m (8 ft) long, while the female sea lion weighs 100 kg (220 lb) and is 1.8 m (6 ft) long. The largest sea lion is Steller's sea lion, which can weigh 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) and grow to a length of 3.0 m (10 ft). Sea lions consume large quantities of food at a time and are known to eat about 5–8% of their body weight (about 6.8–15.9 kg (15–35 lb)) at a single feeding. Sea lions can move around 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) in water and at their fastest they can reach a speed of about 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph). Three species, the Australian sea lion, the Galápagos sea lion and the New Zealand sea lion, are listed as endangered
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Seal pup, just a few days old, still very golden, showing an interest in what we are doing on the sandhills of Horsey beach.
Mixed series of five. The seals were enjoying a comfy lie. The middle is certainly an interesting colour. Gets redder each time I see it.
This seal was enjoying the morning sunshine on Loch Sunart, Scottish Highlands. I was on a boat trip around Mull and the Inner Hebredies and took this image low down near water level, from an inflatable tender.
Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) possess a unique pattern of spots, either dark on a light background or light on a dark. They vary in color from brownish black to tan or grey. Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska.
Conservation status: Least Concern
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The seal beach
Phoques Veau Marin - Harbor seals
Phoca vitulina
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Yesterday, we spent a wonderful morning at the zoo with our granddaughter. We watched as she squealed with delight at the antics of many of the animals that were living there. One of the mammals that was swimming around was a very active sea lion. It made me think of some of the aquatic mammals that we have seen in the wild during our travels.
The harbor seal, seen during a trip to the Pacific northwest, is the most common seal in the world. It's found along the eastern and western coastlines in the US. This gal was so cute as it would pop up for pictures when humans were around. OK, I think probably it was popping up for a free handout, which unfortunately is a human-caused problem and also illegal. But come on, how cute is it?
Over our years visiting Alaska and engaging in many aquatic adventures there, we've been visited by sea otter, sea lions, seals, and sea otters ... all either hunting their prey in the open waters or simply frolicking along either by themselves or with others. They always delighted us. Not sure which I would say was my favorite ... what about you?
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Ich habe mich gewundert, wie unterschiedlich doch die Ruhestellungen der Seehunde sind. Die seitliche "Schiffchenhaltung" scheint jedoch bevorzugt zu werden
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Diese junge Silbermöwe hat einen am Strand angespülten Seehundkadaver entdeckt und macht sich über ihn her. Es waren nur zwei Möwen dort, lange kann der tote Seehund da also noch nicht liegen.
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This young herring gull has spotted a seal carcass washed up on the beach and is attacking it. There were only two seagulls there, so the dead seal can't have been lying there long.
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I was very happy when I saw this Common Seal on the beach, very nearby my house in the Netherlands.
Seals are becoming more common in the Netherlands and their numbers are increasing. I sometimes see them swimming in my neighbourhood, but I have never seen one lying on the beach!
I was able to make some good photos and I went home very happy! :-)
I liked this shot when he was playing around a bit.
We had not expected to see a seal when we went to RSPB Minsmere today on a photographic fungi forage!
Harbor Seal, Phoca vitulina, 1.2 - 1.9 m. COMMON. Wide-ranging along undisturbed coastal beaches, ledges and rocks. Overcast, wind and rain. Oh, and COLD - 4 clothing layers!
Seward Pelagic, Alaska, USA.
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Diesen etwa drei Monate junge Seehund habe ich bei seiner Strandpause erwischt. Er war allein und hielt sich von den Kegelrobben fern, war aber ansonsten ziemlich entspannt. Mit seinem hellen Fell ist er auf dem Sand sehr gut getarnt, ich war bis auf wenige Meter heran bevor ich ihn bemerkt habe.
I photographed this approximately three-month-old harbour seal during its break on the beach. It was alone and stayed away from the grey seals, but was otherwise pretty relaxed. With its light-coloured fur it is very well camouflaged on the sand, I was only a few metres away before I noticed it.
Harbor Seals at Sandy Hook
The Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina), also known as the Common Seal, is a true Seal found along temperate and Arctic marine coastlines of the Northern Hemisphere. The most widely distributed species of Pinniped (walruses, eared seals, and true seals), they are found in coastal waters of the northern Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the Baltic and North Seas.
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbor_seal