Seal species

Seals are some of the most lovable animals on the planet. Learn about all 33 types of seals in this ultimate guide!

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Know Your Arctic Seals design by Peppermint Narwhal. / There are six species of true seals found in the Arctic. The Hooded Seal is the largest and the Ringed Seal is the smallest. Many of these seals are heavily dependant on sea ice for their survial. Since they spend the majority of their time at sea, ice affords them opportunity to haul out for rest and gives mothers a place to give birth and to nurse their young. • Millions of unique designs by independent artists. Find your thing.

Endangered | Saimaa seals are a subspecies of ringed seal (Pusa hispida ssp. saimensis). They have lived in complete isolation from other ringed seal species for around 9,500 years and are found exclusively in Lake Saimaa, Finland. They are one of the few freshwater seals.They are three to five feet long as adults and weigh up to 200 pounds. They were hunted to near extinction by fishermen who believed they competed for their fish. However, this seems to be untrue and the seals are now…

Learn about the different types of Seals. Get information about what they eat, where they live, how much they weigh, how long they live, and if they are endangered or not

Fine art illustration of some of the species of seals and sea lions living in the world's oceans Seals and Sea Lions of the World

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In Antarctica, rebounding fur seals are threatening the frozen continent’s fragile flora.

Weddell Seal

Learn about the 8 species of fur seals, with images of each seal species.