Download Harbor Seal PNG. The harbor seal's sensitive whiskers detect changes in water flow and alert the animal to the presence of prey and predators. Some seals also migrate annually up to 800 km (500 miles) during the winter months to other foraging areas, and then return to point reyes to breed and molt their fur.

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About 0% of these are seals. They exhibit a wide range of color variations, from silver with black spots, to black with gray or white rings, to almost pure white. A seal of coastal waters of the northern hemisphere, having a spotted gray coat.

The harbor (or harbour) seal (phoca vitulina), also known as the common seal, is a true seal found along temperate and arctic marine coastlines of the northern hemisphere.

Harbor seal facts at a glance. Harbor seals can detect prey using nerves in their whiskers that sense pressure changes in the water. A seal of coastal waters of the northern hemisphere, having a spotted gray coat. Harbor seal ( plural harbor seals).