Saimaa Ringed Seal

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 SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION:

Trinomial Name

Pusa Hispida Saimensis

Family

Phocidae

Genus

Pusa

Species

P. Hispida

Sub Species

P.h. Saimensis

Weight

50-90 Kgs

Life Span

20 Years

Gestation Period

11 Months

Group Names

Pod or Bob

IUCN Status

Endangered

Interesting Facts about the Saimaa Ringed Seals:

  • The Saimaa Ringed Seal is believed to be as intelligent as a dog.
  • The seal uses its claws to dig a breathing hole in the lake ice.
  • The Saimaa Ringed Seal can remain submerged for over 20 minutes. Typically, a dive lasts less than ten minutes.
  • In late February the female gives birth, usually to one pup, in a lair that is dug into a lakeshore snowdrift. The lair is difficult to spot from on top of the lake ice, because it is accessed via a hole in the ice.
  • The seal mainly feeds on small fish, such as ruff, smelt, vendace, perch and roach. An adult seal eats about 1,000 kilos of fish a year.
  • You may spot a seal pup playing in the water – by carrying a straw in its mouth, for instance. The mothers also sometimes play with their pups.
  • Each seal has an individual fur pattern, by which it can be identified just like a person can be identified by their fingerprints.
  • The largest male ever found in Lake Saimaa, known as "Viljo", weighed 124 kilos. Usually a mature seal weighs around 60 kilos. The weight varies a great deal, depending on the season.
  • A Saimaa Ringed Seal reaches sexual maturity at the age of 4 to 6 years and may live over 30 years old.
  • The seal has a short tail between its hind flippers.


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