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Featuring detailed, easy-to-understand information and fascinating photography, this National Geographic Kids science resource gives pupils an in-depth understanding of the harp seal’s biology, anatomy, habitat, behaviour and lifestyle.
Harp seals are sometimes called saddleback seals because of the dark, saddlelike marking on the back and sides of their light yellow or gray bodies of the adults. Baby seals are born on...
Explore the icy Arctic realm of the harp seal. Learn why the short time they spend on land can be hazardous to their health.
Harp seal pups dying on beach as winter sea ice fails. Read. Beautiful moments between animal mothers and their babies
The harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus), also known as Saddleback Seal or Greenland Seal, is a species of earless seal, or true seal, native to the northernmost Atlantic Ocean and Arctic Ocean. Originally in the genus Phoca with a number of other species, it was reclassified into the monotypic genus Pagophilus in 1844.
23 sty 2024 · Harp seals are born on sea ice, which is getting thinner every year. Scientist turned photographer Jennifer Hayes documents their fight for survival.
The harp seal is a medium-sized, grayish earless seal possessing a black harp-shaped or saddle-shaped marking on its back. Because of the marking, it is also called a saddleback seal. The harp seal is both the best-known and among the most abundant of all seal species.
