Bearded Seal
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Phocidae
Erignathus
Erignathus barbatus
The nonmigratory Bearded Seal is generally solitary outside the breeding season. Like the Ringed Seal, this species uses the claws of its fore flippers to keep breathing holes open in ice. The Bearded Seal More »
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Bearded Seal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bearded Seal ( Erignathus barbatus ), also called the Square Flipper Seal , is a medium-sized pinniped that is found in and near to the Arctic Ocean. It gets its generic name from two Greek ...
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Bearded seal species description from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game Wildlife Notebook Series. ... The bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) is the largest true seal normally found in the seas adjacent to Alaska. It inhabits areas of the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort seas where sea ice forms during the winter.
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Seal Conservation Society: Description and status of the Bearded Seal. ... So named because of their long whiskers, the ice-inhabiting bearded seals are found around the Arctic Ocean and adjacent seas up to a northern limit of 80-85 N. There are two recognised subspecies of bearded seal.
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Common name: Bearded Seal ... Bearded seal Highlights: ... Predators of the bearded seal include polar bears, killer whales and bearded seal pups are sometimes eaten by walruses.
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Bearded Seal ~ Distinguished by long, drooping whiskers, the Bearded Seal is unique among Nunavut's seals. The Bearded Seal is a bottom feeder and feeds on crustaceans, mollusks, worms, hermit crabs, and clams. ... Seals (see also Bearded Seal, Harp Seal and Harbour Seal) ~ The seal is a marine mammal that has short fur and...
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Hunting and Fishing Adventures - Hunting ... Cambridge Bay, Nunavut: Polar Bear, Musk Ox, Caribou, Ringed Seal, Bearded Seal, Harp Seal ... Kugaaruk, Nunavut: Seal...
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They are the largest species of arctic seal. Bearded seals grow to lengths of about 7-8 ft (2.0-2.5 m) and weigh about 575-800 lbs (260-360 kg), with females being slightly larger than males. Their lifespan exceeds 25 years.
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