harbour seal
Spotted marine mammal
A harbour seal is a small, spotted seal common to coastal waters of the Northern Hemisphere.
Also called the common seal, it frequents harbours, estuaries, and rocky shorelines rather than open ocean.
Harbour seals haul out on beaches and sandbars to rest and breed.
The spelling harbor seal is standard in American English.
Flippered marine mammal group
- flippersFoot-worn swim aids
- blubberMarine mammal fat
- whiskersFacial sensory hairs
- sealskinMarine mammal hide
hydrodynamic · snout · vibrissae · pelt · fat layer · insulation · streamlined · nostrils
Warming oneself pleasantly
- divingEntering water deliberately
- surfacingComing to the surface
- breathingPulmonary gas exchange
- huntingPursuing wild game
fish-eating · predation · swimming · submerge · molting · vocalization · thermoregulation · resting
Tidal mixing zone
- tidalOf sea rhythms
- inletWater extending into land
- coveSheltered coastal indentation
- bayPartially enclosed water
sandbar · rocky · shoreline · foreshore · beach · mudflat · saltmarsh · delta
Seen or patterned
- dappledMarked with spots
- mottledHaving irregular color patches
- speckledDotted with small marks
- variegatedMarked with different colors
gray · silvery · tan · countershading · coat · markings · pattern · camouflage
Young canine or seal
- rookeryCommunal bird nesting site
- haul-outMarine mammals ashore
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
- lactationMammary gland secretion
weaning · mating · birthing · nursery · maternal · bonding · colony · milk
Creature eating only animals
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- preyAnimal being hunted
- fishGilled aquatic vertebrate
- herringSmall silvery Atlantic fish
salmon · squid · crustacean · ecosystem · migration · population · conservation · endangered
pinniped
Flippered marine mammal group
sealskin · hydrodynamic · snout · vibrissae · pelt · fat layer · insulation · streamlined · nostrils · claws
basking
Warming oneself pleasantly
hunting · fish-eating · predation · swimming · submerge · molting · vocalization · thermoregulation · resting · foraging
estuary
Tidal mixing zone
bay · sandbar · rocky · shoreline · foreshore · beach · mudflat · saltmarsh · delta · lagoon
spotted
Seen or patterned
variegated · gray · silvery · tan · countershading · coat · markings · pattern · camouflage · coloration
pup
Young canine or seal
lactation · weaning · mating · birthing · nursery · maternal · bonding · colony · milk
carnivore
Creature eating only animals
herring · salmon · squid · crustacean · ecosystem · migration · population · conservation · endangered · protected
harbour sealsea lion
Eared flippered marine mammal
California sea lion · fur seal · walrus · elephant seal · leopard seal
harbour sealdomestic dog
Tamed canine companion
livestock · farm animal · house cat · pet
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