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Harbour Seal

Phoca vitulina

Classification

Family
Phocidae

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, Baltic and North seas. Harbour seals are brown, silvery white, tan, or grey, with distinctive V-shaped nostrils.

Distribution

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Netherlands · 47,381United Kingdom · 5,863France · 4,562Germany · 4,194Belgium · 451Luxembourg