Common Name: Harbor Seal
Scientific Name: Phoca vitulina
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family: Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Pinnipedia, Phocidae
Diet: Schooling fish, squid, octopus, crustaceans
Habitat: Kelp beds, on shore (low rocks), estuaries.
Range: Eastern Pacific from Alaska to Baja California, Western Pacific from Japan to Russia
Identification: Earless seal, short limbs, broad dog-like snout, white whiskers, spotted coarse fur, brown/silver/red/black coloration
Reproduction: Pups born February to June(breeding season), 1-2 pups per season, promiscuous mating
Behavior: Very curious, rest in water vertically, individual male territories, cooperative foraging
Predators: great white sharks, Steller sea lions, orca whales
Citations:Allen, Sarah G., et al. 2011.