Harbor Seal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Common Seal ( Phoca vitulina ), also known as the Harbor Seal or alternately spelled Harbour Seal , is a true seal found along temperate and Arctic marine coastlines of the Northern hemisp...
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While they are somewhat awkward on land, harbor seals are well adapted to life in the water. ... Like most other marine mammals, a harbor seal's typical respiration cycle is a short exhalation, a short inhalation, and a longer breath-holding (apnea) period.
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www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/harbor-seal/ada...
www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/harbor-seal/adaptations.htm
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Click here for the updated InfoBook - Harbor Seals. ... Harbor Seals ... A Sea World Education Department Publication...
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www.seaworld.org/infobooks/HarborSeal/home.html
www.seaworld.org/infobooks/HarborSeal/home.html
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Description The male harbor seal is about 5-6 feet in length and weighs up to 200-375 pounds. ... Life Cycle Mating season runs from the spring through the fall. Harbor seals mate when they are 3-7 years old. The male may mate with more than one female. The female gives birth to one pup in the spring, 9-11 months...
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www.nhptv.org/wild/harborseal.asp
www.nhptv.org/wild/harborseal.asp
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Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina ... NOAA Fisheries - Viewing Protected Marine Species in the Wild - NMFS has put together a helpful site for those of us interested in viewing marine life in the wild, discusses the guidelines involved and the potential consequences to the animals themselves.
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userwww.sfsu.edu/~halmark/educati.htm
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"The harbor seal is found in all nearshore waters of the Atlantic Ocean and adjoining seas above about 300N... In the western North Atlantic, they are distributed from the eastern Canadian Arctic and Greenland south to southern New England and New York, and occasionally to the Carolinas.
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www.cresli.org/cresli/seals/hbrseals.html
www.cresli.org/cresli/seals/hbrseals.html
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The Salmon Life Cycle ... The life stages of salmon varies by species. Some salmon remain in Puget Sound. ... The salmon life cycle occurs in a chain of connected environments: stream, estuary, nearshore, and ocean. If these environments are not maintained in a healthy state, salmon populations can decline.
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www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/pugetsound/species/salmon_c...
www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/pugetsound/species/salmon_cyc.html
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Common name -harbor seal, common seal ... The harbor seal, P. vitulina richardsi, is found along the Pacific coast of North America with distribution throughout the the eastern Pacific ranging from the Pribilof Islands to Baja California, Mexico.
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www.palomar.edu/oceanography/harbor_seals/facts.htm
www.palomar.edu/oceanography/harbor_seals/facts.htm
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There are three distinct subspecies of harbour seal in Canada; Phoca vitulina richardi on the Pacific Coast, Phoca vitulina concolor in the Maritime Provinces, and a small isolated population, Phoca vitulina mellonae, living in certain freshwater lakes in Northern Quebec.
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www.mi.mun.ca/mi-net/fishdeve/harbor.htm
www.mi.mun.ca/mi-net/fishdeve/harbor.htm
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