Grey seal
The grey seal is a large species of seal. It is found on both shores of the North Atlantic Ocean. Its name is spelled gray seal in the United States; it is also known as Atlantic seal[1] and the horsehead seal.[1][2]
Description
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Grey seals are fairly large, ranging from 1.6–2.3 m (5 ft 3 in – 7 ft 7 in) long and weighing 100–310 kg (220–680 lb),[3] although some as long as 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) have been observed.[4][5] They are different from the harbor seal because of their straighter head shape, further apart nostrils, and because they commonly have less spots. [6][7] Males are generally darker than females. Females are silver grey to brown with dark patches.
Reference
[change | change source]- 1 2 Sokolov, Vladimir (1984). Пятиязычный словарь названий животных. Млекопитающие. Moscow.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Mowat, Farley (1984). Sea of Slaughter (First American ed.). Atlantic Monthly Press Publishing. ISBN 0-87113-013-0.
- ↑ Working Party on Marine Mammals (1978). Mammals in the Seas, Volume 4. Rome: Food & Agriculture Org. p. 257. ISBN 92-5-100514-1.
- ↑ Naughton, D. (2014). The Natural History of Canadian Mammals: Opossums and Carnivores. University of Toronto Press.
- ↑ Bjärvall, A.; Ullström, S. (1986). The mammals of Britain and Europe. London: Croom Helm. ISBN 0-7099-3268-5.
- ↑ "How to identify British seals". BBC Wildlife. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ↑ Middleton, Kevin. "Get the lowdown on seals". RSPB. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
