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bearded seal
noun
: a large arctic hair seal (Erignathus barbatus) with a tuft of long whiskers on each side of the muzzle
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Head out onto the water to sail around the archipelago, keeping your eyes peeled for breaching minke whales and bearded seals, as well as shaggy muskoxen—one of the few megafauna to survive the Ice Age—and Arctic wolves patrolling the shoreline.
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Chloe Berge, Outside Online, 17 June 2025
According to the model, Arctic bearded seals are more efficient at retaining heat and water exchange in both Arctic and subtropical temperatures.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Dec. 2023
Alternatively, opt for the wildlife experience offered by Beaufort Sea Adventures, kayaking alongside bearded seals while immersing yourself in the rich culture of the Inuvialuit people along the shores.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2023
In 2019, Kotzebue saw extremely diminishing sea ice and the earliest breakup on the satellite record, which allowed bearded seal hunters on the Kotzebue Sound to start hunting earlier that year, Hauser said.
—Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Aug. 2023
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Chloe Berge, Outside Online, 17 June 2025
According to the model, Arctic bearded seals are more efficient at retaining heat and water exchange in both Arctic and subtropical temperatures.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Dec. 2023
Alternatively, opt for the wildlife experience offered by Beaufort Sea Adventures, kayaking alongside bearded seals while immersing yourself in the rich culture of the Inuvialuit people along the shores.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2023
In 2019, Kotzebue saw extremely diminishing sea ice and the earliest breakup on the satellite record, which allowed bearded seal hunters on the Kotzebue Sound to start hunting earlier that year, Hauser said.
—Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Aug. 2023
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“Bearded seal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bearded%20seal. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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