harbour seal

noun

1. a common earless seal, Phoca vitulina, that is greyish-black with paler markings: found off the coasts of North America, N Europe, and NE Asia

Example Sentences

The lull was occasionally punctuated by the hollow roar of a male harbour seal, seeking to impress potential mates.

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In fact, the seal’s name is Gavin and he is somewhat of a local celebrity with a dedicated Facebook page, Gavin the Littlehampton Harbour Seal, which has more than 1,790 likes and 1,870 followers.

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“Seals have a nasty bite and can carry some very harmful diseases to humans and dogs if bitten, so please also keep them on a lead and at a safe distance if you see Gavin or one of his friends,” Gavin the Littlehampton Harbour Seal team wrote in their warning post, which used the situation in Devon as an example.

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A harbour seal's whiskers might be sensitive enough to detect water passing through the gills of fish hiding in the sand.

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The Kent coast is home to one of the country's largest harbour seal colonies - but they could be facing a battle for survival.

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