harp seal
noun
: a dark-faced seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) of the North Atlantic that is a variable light gray with the male usually having a dark crescent on its back and sides
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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
Two months ago, a team from the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine, New Jersey, found the harp seal on the beach in dire condition.
—Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
The baby harp seal Paro robot is aimed at easing loneliness in older adults.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2024
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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
Two months ago, a team from the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine, New Jersey, found the harp seal on the beach in dire condition.
—Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
The baby harp seal Paro robot is aimed at easing loneliness in older adults.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2024
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“Harp seal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harp%20seal. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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