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Harbor seal

Phoca vitulina

Description:

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 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.

Habitat:

Docks at the marina.

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1 Comment

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

nice spotting!

Leilah
Spotted by
Leilah

San Francisco, California, USA

Spotted on Jul 4, 2012
Submitted on Aug 12, 2012

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