bearded seal
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Erignathus barbatus

When dry, these whiskers curl very elegantly, giving the bearded seal a "raffish" look.

Primarily benthic, bearded seals feed on a variety of small prey found along the ocean floor, including clams, squid, and fish.

Like many Arctic mammals, bearded seals employs a reproductive strategy known as delayed implantation.

Inuit must kill 5 to 10 ugjuk (bearded seal) to make a seal skin tent.

Its centerpiece is an open pool containing a group of bearded seals, Erignathus barbatus.

Seal species include ringed, spotted, bearded and ribbon seals, with occasional walruses.

The marine waters supported codfish, bearded seal, and ringed seal.

For the most part, bears stay several miles offshore, where they can gorge on ringed and bearded seals.

The sound is home to bearded seal.

The body fat content of a bearded seal is 30-40%.