Pinnipeds - Marine Life Profiles of Pinnipeds (Seals and Sea Lions)
Learn about seals and sea lions, members of the suborder Pinnipedia. Here you'll find facts about seals and sea lions, and profiles of different seal and sea lion species.
10 Facts About Seals
With their expressive eyes, furry appearance and natural curiousity, seals have a wide appeal. Seals are divided into two families, the Phocidae, the earless or ‘true’ seals (e.g., harbor or common seals), and the Otariidae, the eared seals (e.g., fur seals and sea lions). This article contains facts about both earless and eared se
With their expressive eyes, furry appearance and natural curiousity, seals have a wide appeal. Seals are divided into two families, the Phocidae, the earless or ‘true’ seals (e.g., harbor or common seals), and the Otariidae, the eared seals (e.g., fur seals and sea lions). This article contains facts about both earless and eared se
Harp Seal (Phoeca groenlandica - Pagophilus groenlandicus)
Harp seals are ice-loving pinnipeds that live in the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans. Harp seals are fuzzy white when born, but their coat gradually changes as they mature, turning into a silvery gray with a darker harp-shaped pattern on the adult's back and sides. Due to controversial seal hunts, harp seals are often in the news.
Harp seals are ice-loving pinnipeds that live in the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans. Harp seals are fuzzy white when born, but their coat gradually changes as they mature, turning into a silvery gray with a darker harp-shaped pattern on the adult's back and sides. Due to controversial seal hunts, harp seals are often in the news.
What is a Pinniped?
Pinnipeds are found all over the world and are a diverse group of marine mammals. The pinnipeds are in the order Carnivora and suborder Pinnipedia, and includes all the seals, sea lions and the walrus.
Pinnipeds are found all over the world and are a diverse group of marine mammals. The pinnipeds are in the order Carnivora and suborder Pinnipedia, and includes all the seals, sea lions and the walrus.
Gray Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
Gray seals - Halichoerus grypus - are pinnipeds with a long snout and horse-like head. This characteristic is referenced in the gray seal’s unromantic scientific name, which translates to “hook-nosed pig of the sea.” Learn about the gray seal and their distribution, migration, behavior and conservation.
Gray seals - Halichoerus grypus - are pinnipeds with a long snout and horse-like head. This characteristic is referenced in the gray seal’s unromantic scientific name, which translates to “hook-nosed pig of the sea.” Learn about the gray seal and their distribution, migration, behavior and conservation.