Harbor Seal

Description:

Harbor seals have coats that vary in color, from silver-gray to brown or black and are typically covered with many fine to medium spots. The mottled coats provide excellent camouflage on pebbled beaches. Reaching five to six feet in length and weighing up to 300 pounds, males are slightly larger than females. Called “true" seals or "common" seals, they have no external ear flaps, small flippers and move on land by bouncing along on their bellies. They have a small tail between their rear flippers.

Habitat:

San Pedro Channel off Catalina Island, Ca.