ringed seal
an Arctic seal, Phoca hispida, having irregular, pale, ring-shaped markings around its body.
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These species form the backbone of an ecosystem that feeds everything from tiny crustaceans all the way up to beluga whales, ringed seals and polar bears.
Scientists are racing to save the Last Ice Area, an Arctic Noah’s Ark | Freda Kreier | November 15, 2021 | Science NewsThis is far more abundant than seals in similar lake habitats — like the ringed seals of Lake Ladoga in northwestern Russia and Lake Saimaa in Finland, which together number a few thousand.
Using comb-shaped teeth, Baikal seals feed on tiny crustaceans like whales do | Jake Buehler | December 11, 2020 | Science NewsFor the bladder they use the hide of a young ringed seal (Phoca fœtida).
Eskimo Life | Fridtjof NansenThe skin of the great ringed seal (Phoca fœtida) is also used, but not so frequently.
Eskimo Life | Fridtjof NansenThe ringed seal is locally called "floe rat" and "gum seal."
Animal Sanctuaries in Labrador | William Wood
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