Spotted Seal

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 SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION:

Binomial Name

Phoca Largha

Family

Phocidae

Genus

Phoca

Species

P. Largha

Weight

82-123 Kgs

Life Span

30-35 Years

Gestation Period

10 Months

Group Names

Pod or Bob

IUCN Status

Data Deficient

Some Fun Facts About Spotted Seals:

       1.Spotted seals are called these names by the Alaskan Natives: qasigiaq (Inupiaq), issuriq (Yup’ik), gazigyaq (St. Lawrence Island Yupik), and issuri (Nunivak Island Cup’ig).
 2.Spotted seals were once believed to be the same as the harbor seal species. Their ranges do overlap and there has been some interbreeding.
 3.The Spotted seal is the only seal breeding in China.
 4. In the summer spotted seals use the coastal haul-outs, a reason being so they can get warmed in the sun.
 5.Spotted seal pups take a longer time than other ice seal species to learn to how to swim and dive.
 6.Spotted seals are born with a white, fluffy coat of fur. This is shed after 2 to 4 weeks for a silvery-grey coat with dark spots.
 7.They congregate on the shore or on the ice, which makes smell an important sense for spotted seals to maintain relationships among individuals, especially between mating pairs and between mothers and their offspring.

 
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