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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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Global warming pushes Arctic seals closer to extinction The IUCN update shows that the hooded seal (Cystophora cristata) has declined from vulnerable to endangered, and the bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) and harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) have moved from least-concern to near-threatened.
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
As a result, the hooded seal is listed as endangered, and the bearded seal and harp seal are near-threatened.
—Nell Lewis, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
As a result, the hooded seal is listed as endangered, and the bearded seal and harp seal are near-threatened.
—Nell Lewis, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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“Bearded seal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bearded%20seal. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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