Harbor seal
A kind of seal · also called Common seal
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About
The harbor seal is a widespread coastal marine mammal roughly the length and weight of an adult human.
Harbor seals are among the smaller true seal species, dwarfed by relatives like the grey seal and elephant seal. Males are slightly larger than females on average, but both share the same compact, streamlined shape. A thick layer of blubber helps them retain heat in cold water and can make up nearly thirty percent of their total body mass.
From Wikipedia
The harbor seal, also known as the common seal, is a true seal found along temperate and Arctic marine coastlines of the Northern Hemisphere. The most widely distributed species of pinniped, they are found in coastal waters of the northern Atlantic and Pacific oceans, Baltic and North seas.
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Questions people ask
- How big is a harbor seal?
- A harbor seal measures about 5.2 feet (1.6 m) long, 1.6 feet (0.5 m) tall, and weighs roughly 187 pounds (85 kg). That makes it about as heavy as an average adult man, but packed into a shorter, rounded frame.
- How much space does a harbor seal take up?
- About 22.5 gal (85 L), the volume of its body.
Weight
187 lb (85 kg)
- Space it takes up
- 22.5 gal (85 L)
- Length
- 5.25 ft (1.6 m)
- Height
- 19.7 in (50 cm)
Quick answer
A harbor seal measures about 5.2 feet (1.6 m) long, 1.6 feet (0.5 m) tall, and weighs roughly 187 pounds (85 kg). That makes it about as heavy as an average adult man, but packed into a shorter, rounded frame.
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