Harp Seal

Harp seals feed primarily on small fish and crustaceans. They are reported to be capable of diving to depths of up to 275 m (900 ft.) and of remaining submerged for up to 15 minutes.

Harp Seal Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology crested earless, or true, seal, Phoca groenlandica, found in the N Atlantic around Greenland and the White Sea.

Harp Seal Profile Harp seals spend relatively little time on land and prefer to swim in the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. These sleek swimmers cruise the chilly waters and feed on fish and crustaceans.

Harp Seal The Harp Seal (Phoca groenlandica) is a marine mammal that spends most of its life in the sea, but also goes onto ice floes.

Harp seal - PHOCA GROENLANDICA Class: Animals with Milk Glands (Mammalia) Subclass: True Mammals (Eutheria) Order: Meat-eating Mammals (Carnivora) Family: Phocidae.

Harp Seals are hunted annually to cull populations, mainly to benefit fisheries. There are varied theories about the decline of the North Atlantic Cod. Some blame the growing numbers of Harp Seals. Return to Top of Page ...

Harp seals can be seen in the north Atlantic and Arctic oceans in places such as in Newfoundland & Labrador and in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. They are also seen in Greenland. In the summer, they can migrate as far as 2,500 km for food! ...

Harp Seal Habits Daily life. Unlike sea lions and eared seals which use their fore flippers for propulsion, harp seals use their hind flippers in a side-to-side action to propel themselves through the water.

Harp Seal Order: Carnivora Family: Phocidae Phoca groenlandica - female and pup on ice floe (right) with juvenile just underneath; males on left, sooty (far left) and normal coloration next to female's tale Click to enlarge. (60 kb) ...

Harp Seal (P. groenlandicus) Phoca Spotted Seal (P. largha) Â- Harbor Seal (P. vitulina) ...

Harp seal These seals are named after the harp-shaped markings on their back. Harvest mouse Harvest mice are the smallest British rodent. They are the only Old World mammals to have truly prehensile tails. Hawksbill turtle ...

There are seven species of seals in Canada; the bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus), the grey seal (Halichoerus grypus), the harbour seal (Phoca vitulina), the harp seal (Phoca groenlandica) the hooded seal (Cystophora cristata), ...

The harp seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus, is slightly larger, reaching a length of 1.8 m (6 ft). It is extremely gregarious, and, during the breeding season, is found in great numbers on the ice floes northward from Newfoundland.

Polar bears also eat harp seals and hooded seals, and they scavenge on carcasses of caribou, musk-oxen, whale, walrus (usually pups) and seal.

Polar bears also prey upon harp seals, as well as young walruses and beluga whales, narwhal, fish, and the remains of stranded whales and adult walrus. Play Travel Other WWF Sites ...

Ice Babies Like many seals in the Arctic, the Harp Seal is born on bare ice, where its white fur helps it blend in. It receives milk from its mother for only two weeks, but by that time it already weighs 100 pounds! ...

Relatives in same Genus Harp Seal (P. groenlandica) Ringed Seal (P. hispida) Spotted Seal (P. largha) Harbor Seal (P. vitulina) ...

See also: Sea Lion, Elephant, Elephant Seal, Ringed seal, Harbor seal