Phocinae
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Phocinae is a subfamily of Phocidae whose distribution is found in the seas surrounding the Holarctic, with the Baikal seal being one of the world's only freshwater species of pinniped. What distingui
Phoca largha Bering Sea 3
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Phoca
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Phoca is a genus of the earless seals,. It now contains just two species, the common seal and the spotted seal. Several species formerly listed under this genus have been split into the genera Pusa, P
Phocinae
…Fay, 1970 †Miophoca †Pachyphoca Cystophora Phocini J. E. Gray, 1821 †Nanophoca Pagophilus Histriophoca †Gryphoca Halichoerus †Batavipusa †Praepusa Pusa Phoca Phocinae (known colloquially as "Northern seals") is a subfamily of Phocidae whose distribution is found in the seas surrounding the Holarctic, with…
Common seal
Harbour seal breastfeeding a pup. Shortly after weaning mating will occur.
Spotted seal triad during the breeding season: lanugo-clad pup (left), mother (center), and attending male (right in water).
Phoca largha Bering Sea 2