spotted seal
larga seal
phoca vitulina largha latin

The maximum lifespan of the spotted seal is 35 years with few living beyond 25.

Several times we spotted seals basking in the calm waters.

Spotted seals are relatively shy and are difficult for humans to approach.

The spotted seal is of the family, Phocidae, or "true seals".

Spotted seals are separated into three populations.

The head of a spotted seal is round, with a narrow snout resembling that of a dog.

Like harbor seals, spotted seals have 34 teeth.

Marine mammals at the aquarium include sea otters, California sea lions, and spotted seals.

The reduction in arctic ice floes due to global warming led to concerns that the spotted seal was threatened with extinction.

It now contains just two species, the common seal and the spotted seal (or Largha seal).

Spotted seals are inhabitants arctic or sub-arctic waters, often in the outer areas of ice floes during the breeding season.

Phoca largha (Spotted seal)

In South Korea, spotted seals have been designated Natural Monument No. 331 and second-class endangered species.

Among pinnipeds, Steller's sea lions, northern fur seals, spotted seals and harbor seals are abundant along much of the peninsula.

A pair of whales rolled lifelessly back and forth with the tine, united in rotting decay with porpoises, sea lions and spotted seals.

Beyond the surfline, spotted seals sat about in clumps, one now and again sliding off into the water and disappearing, no doubt, in search of a passing fish.

The spotted seal has a relatively small body and short flippers extending behind the body that provide thrust, while the small flippers in front act as rudders.

Spotted seals are believed annually monogamous, and during breeding season, they form "families" made up of a male, female, and their pup, born after a 10 month gestation period.

There is also a smaller population of 300 grey spotted seals living in waters off Baekryeong Island located far north of the west coast of South Korea.

Similarly, the pups of Spotted seals (Phoca largha) and Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) have reportedly hunted.

Walrus and spotted seals on the coasts of the United States, Canada, and Russia, show increasing signs of an often-fatal, mystery disease of unknown etiology.

It is also found in Alaska from the southeastern Bristol Bay to Demarcation Point during the ice-free seasons of summer and autumn when spotted seals mate and have pups.

It is sometimes mistaken for the harbor seal to which it is closely related and spotted seals and harbor seals often mingle together in areas where their habitats overlap.

Lake Minto (Inuktitut: Qasigialik, "where there are Spotted Seals") is a lake on western Ungava Peninsula, Nunavik, Quebec, Canada.

Studies were conducted on its population numbers, with the conclusion, as of October 15, 2009, that the spotted seal population in Alaskan waters is not currently to be listed as endangered by NOAA.

Sea otters, common seals, and larga seals are likewise abundant.

Larga seal (phoca largha)

The spotted seal (Phoca largha, Phoca vitulina largha), also known as the larga or largha seal, is a member of the family Phocidae, and is considered a "true seal".