Harbor Seals
Harbor Seals
Harbor seals inhabit the costal regions of the North Pacific and Atlantic oceans, and the Arctic regions. They can dive to 1450 feet and stay submerged for 25 minutes. The harbor seal weighs around 180 pounds and are six feet in length. Pups weigh about 24 pounds at birth. Harbor seal pups appear skinny when born and make sounds like they are crying.
Harbor seals inhabit areas that are also frequented by humans and are easily disturbed. When disturbed the mothers sometimes abandon their pups. Do not try to approach them, the mothers will be back soon to take care of them.
Interesting Facts:
You can see harbor seals on the North, East, and West coasts of North America!
Some harbor seals live, year round, in a few inland lakes and rivers in Canada!
Harbor seals tend to stay close to land, one of the reasons for this is so they can haul out and be warmed by the sun!!
The Harbor seal pups will more than double their weight in the first month!
Within an hour of birth, most harbor seal pups can crawl and swim!
What I should know about harbor seals!
Where do harbor seals live?
How many harbor seals are there?
How can I identify harbor seals?
What do harbor seals eat?
How do harbor seals have their young?
How long do harbor seals live? How do they die?
Where can I find more information about harbor seals?
Where do harbor seals live?
In the Pacific Ocean harbor seals extend from northern Japan up the Asian coast and across to Bristol Bay Alaska, down the coast to Baja California, Mexico. In the Atlantic harbor seals extend from France up the European coast to Norway, west to Greenland, Iceland and Canada and down the North American coast to New Jersey. There is also a freshwater population in northern Quebec, Canada.
How many harbor seals are there?
There are believed to be about 500,000 harbor seals worldwide. In 1999 the estimated population of harbor seals in Washington state was about 29,000.
How can I
Harbor seals inhabit the costal regions of the North Pacific and Atlantic oceans, and the Arctic regions. They can dive to 1450 feet and stay submerged for 25 minutes. The harbor seal weighs around 180 pounds and are six feet in length. Pups weigh about 24 pounds at birth. Harbor seal pups appear skinny when born and make sounds like they are crying.
Harbor seals inhabit areas that are also frequented by humans and are easily disturbed. When disturbed the mothers sometimes abandon their pups. Do not try to approach them, the mothers will be back soon to take care of them.
Interesting Facts:
You can see harbor seals on the North, East, and West coasts of North America!
Some harbor seals live, year round, in a few inland lakes and rivers in Canada!
Harbor seals tend to stay close to land, one of the reasons for this is so they can haul out and be warmed by the sun!!
The Harbor seal pups will more than double their weight in the first month!
Within an hour of birth, most harbor seal pups can crawl and swim!
What I should know about harbor seals!
Where do harbor seals live?
How many harbor seals are there?
How can I identify harbor seals?
What do harbor seals eat?
How do harbor seals have their young?
How long do harbor seals live? How do they die?
Where can I find more information about harbor seals?
Where do harbor seals live?
In the Pacific Ocean harbor seals extend from northern Japan up the Asian coast and across to Bristol Bay Alaska, down the coast to Baja California, Mexico. In the Atlantic harbor seals extend from France up the European coast to Norway, west to Greenland, Iceland and Canada and down the North American coast to New Jersey. There is also a freshwater population in northern Quebec, Canada.
How many harbor seals are there?
There are believed to be about 500,000 harbor seals worldwide. In 1999 the estimated population of harbor seals in Washington state was about 29,000.
How can I