Harp seal - Wikipedia
The harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus), also known as Saddleback Seal or Greenland Seal, is a species of earless seal, or true seal, native to the northernmost Atlantic Ocean and Arctic Ocean. Originally in the genus Phoca with a number of other species, it was reclassified into the monotypic genus Pagophilus in 1844.
About Seals - Harpseals.org
Harp seals are the victims of the largest slaughter of marine mammals in the world: the Canadian seal hunt. Learn about seals, including harp seals, hooded seals, harbor seals, grey seals, bearded seals, and ringed seals here. Learn about the cruel, ecologically irresponsible, and totally unnecessary seal hunt on Harpseals.org.
An Introduction to the Canadian Seal Hunt - Harp seals
Harp seals are the victims of the largest slaughter of marine mammals in the world: the Canadian seal hunt. This slaughter continues for many reasons including the value of the pelts, government propaganda, and pride in this so-called tradition. Learn about the cruel, ecologically irresponsible, and totally unnecessary seal hunt on Harpseals.org.
Harp Seal (Phoca groenlandica) - Pinnipeds
Harp seal oil is being actively marketed, while male harp seal genitals are being exported to the Asian aphrodisiac market. There is also a steady production of seal leather, fur and meat products. An opinion poll released in 1997 showed that 50% of …
Pagophilus groenlandicus - Society for Marine Mammalogy
2015年5月1日 · The harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus), also known as Saddleback Seal or Greenland Seal, is a species of earless seal, or true seal, native to the northernmost Atlantic Ocean and Arctic Ocean. Originally in the genus Phoca with a number of other species, it was reclassified into the monotypic genus Pagophilus in 1844.
Harp seal | Arctic Mammal, Adaptations & Conservation | Britannica
Harp seal, (Pagophilus, or Phoca, groenlandica), medium-sized, grayish earless seal possessing a black harp-shaped or saddle-shaped marking on its back. Harp seals are found on or near ice floes from the Kara Sea of Russia west to the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada.
Ragged-jacket - Wikipedia
A ragged-jacket (or, occasionally, "raggedy-jacket") is the name given to a harp or grey seal pup when it is undergoing its first moult, and the intermediate stage between a "whitecoat" and a "beater". [1] [2] The moulting begins when the pup is at an age of about 12–14 days, at which time they cease nursing. At this young age, the pups are ...
Harp Seal - "OCEAN TREASURES" Memorial Library
When the white fur has been completely shed at around 4 weeks of age, the Harp Seal pup is called a “beater”. About 14 months later, juvenile coats have larger spots and the young seal is then called a “bedlamer”.
Harp Seal: Pagophilus groenlandicus - ScienceDirect
2009年1月1日 · Molted harp seal pup or “beater,” aged about 4 weeks. Photograph by IFAW/S. Cook. At the age of about 13–14 months, young harp seals undergo their second molt; the “beater” pelt is replaced by a similar spotted pelt and the animals are renamed “bedlamers.”
Harp seal - Sealcentre Pieterburen
2024年2月14日 · The harp seal is a medium-sized seal species. Their body shape is somewhat elongated. The species has a pointed snout with eyes that are close together. But the most recognizable thing about the species is the saddle-shaped marking on their back. The species is therefore also called saddleback seal.