harbor seal
nounDefinition of harbor seal
: a small hair seal (Phoca vitulina) of oceanic coasts in the northern hemisphere that often ascends rivers
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The shoreline is more suited to long walks, exploring tide pools, and scouting for the harbor seals, porpoises, sea otters, and other local denizens. — National Geographic, "A guide to Olympic National Park," 18 Apr. 2019 The final death toll included 250,000 seabirds, almost 3,000 sea otters, 300 harbor seals, 250 bald eagles, 22 killer whales, and billions of salmon eggs. — Stephen Leahy, National Geographic, "Exxon Valdez changed the oil industry forever—but new threats emerge," 22 Mar. 2019 Unlike parrots, elephants and Hoover the harbor seal, the great apes are not adept at mimicking sounds or even the basics of human speech. — Quanta Magazine, "The Beasts That Keep the Beat," 22 Mar. 2016 Several studies show the gray seals can sometimes attack and eat harbor porpoises and harbor seals. — Bethany Augliere, National Geographic, "Cannibalism is more common than thought in gray seals," 24 Apr. 2019 The animals were spinning below us, heads breaking the surface for a second or two: a couple of harbor seals; Rosa and Catalina, young female California sea lions; and Max, an adult male. — Sallie Tisdale, Harper's magazine, "Catechism of the Waters," 10 June 2019 The male harbor seal was lying on the beach shore and was clearly emaciated. — Katie Camero, BostonGlobe.com, "Harbor seal found off Seabrook, N.H.," 3 July 2018 Current residents include Lox, a gray seal that was found last month malnourished and with bite wounds on the beach at Assateague and is being treated with antibiotiocs, and Marmalade, a harbor seal found malnourished with a viral infection. — Lorraine Mirabella, baltimoresun.com, "National Aquarium opens new Animal Care and Rescue Center," 17 May 2018 There's also Maya, the baby giraffe, who was born in May and Milo, the harbor seal pup, who was born just a few weeks later. — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Everything (old and new) you should do at the zoo with your kids," 25 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'harbor seal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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