Definition of harbor seal
: a small hair seal (Phoca vitulina) of oceanic coasts in the northern hemisphere that often ascends rivers
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Polar bears will ride the ice for 150 miles looking for ringed and harbor seals, their favorite foodstuff.
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On the way back to the boat that evening, three harbor seals, their dark oily hair slicked back, seemed to be following our zodiac.
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Rescued harbor seal pups Ravioli and Tomato adjust to their new home at Moody Gardens.
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In the northeastern United States, strains of morbillivirus killed harbor seals in 2006 and bottlenose dolphins between 1987 and 1988.
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This abundance of food draws in sea lions, harbor seals and, more rarely, elephant seals, which breed at Año Nuevo to the south.
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Along with gray and harbor seals, the mix includes occasional harp seals and hooded seals.
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For San Francisco tourists, Aquatic Park Cove is one of the city's most iconic areas, a popular spot to watch enormous sea lions and harbor seals frolicking in the water across from Ghirardelli Square.
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For San Francisco tourists, Aquatic Park Cove is one of the city’s most iconic areas, a popular spot to watch enormous sea lions and harbor seals frolicking in the water across from Ghirardelli Square.
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