grey seal
North Atlantic pinniped
Grey seal is a large seal species found in the North Atlantic, particularly around British and Canadian coasts.
Males are darker grey with lighter patches; females are lighter with darker spots.
They're among the largest seals in the region, with bulls reaching over 300 kilograms.
Also spelled gray seal.
Marine mammal fat
- flippersFoot-worn swim aids
- whiskersFacial sensory hairs
- pelageMammal's fur collectively
- underfurMammal's insulating base coat
nostrils · vibrissae · streamlined · hydrodynamic · insulation · thermoregulation · camouflage · spotted
Communal bird nesting site
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- puppingBirthing seal offspring
- pupYoung canine or seal
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
lactation · harem · polygyny · dominance · mating · weaning · whitecoat · aggregation
Land-water boundary
- shorelineLand-water boundary
- rockpoolCoastal hollow holding seawater
- sandbankUnderwater sand accumulation
- inletWater extending into land
cove · estuary · intertidal · kelp forest · North Atlantic · North Sea · Baltic · British Isles
Marine mammals ashore
- divingEntering water deliberately
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- surfacingComing to the surface
- breachingBreaking through something
basking · vocalization · barking · molting · migration · fish-eating · predation · territorial
Kept from harm
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- marine mammalWarm-blooded ocean dweller
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- cullingSelective population reduction
bycatch · entanglement · pollution · monitoring · tagging · sanctuary · ecotourism
blubber
Marine mammal fat
underfur · nostrils · vibrissae · streamlined · hydrodynamic · insulation · thermoregulation · camouflage · spotted · silvery
rookery
Communal bird nesting site
nursing · lactation · harem · polygyny · dominance · mating · weaning · whitecoat · aggregation · breeding season
coastline
Land-water boundary
- shorelineLand-water boundary
- rockpoolCoastal hollow holding seawater
- sandbankUnderwater sand accumulation
inlet · cove · estuary · intertidal · kelp forest · North Atlantic · North Sea · Baltic · British Isles · Iceland
haul-out
Marine mammals ashore
breaching · basking · vocalization · barking · molting · migration · fish-eating · predation · territorial · curious
protected
Kept from harm
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- marine mammalWarm-blooded ocean dweller
- quotaFixed assigned amount
culling · bycatch · entanglement · pollution · monitoring · tagging · sanctuary · ecotourism
- sea lifeshark, whale, dolphin, salmon, jellyfish
- British Wildlifered deer, badgers, foxes, otter, red fox
- coastal wildlifepelican, seagull, gull, sandpiper, dolphin
- island wildlifemarine iguana, Darwin's finches, Galapagos tortoise, giant tortoise, giant tortoises
- marine mammalsdolphin, whales, whale, dolphins, porpoise
- North Atlantic lifeAtlantic cod, Atlantic salmon, cod, herring, haddock
grey sealharbor seal
Temperate coastal pinniped species
common seal · harp seal · elephant seal · leopard seal · fur seal
gray, sealed, grey, grayish, sealing, seal, sealant, unsealed, grayness