Phoca vitulina — Updates

Common Seal learn more about names for this taxon

The Newsfeed for this EOL Taxon Page gathers updates associated with items shown on it, including curator actions and comments from EOL users.

Add a new comment

Newsfeed

  • Profile picture of Michаel Frаnkis who took this action.

    Michаel Frаnkis commented on "File:Seals at Antwerp zoo.jpg":

    Captive animals in abnormal habitat; low resolution photo

    about 2 years ago

  • Profile picture of Michаel Frаnkis who took this action.

    Michаel Frаnkis commented on an older version of a seal pup:

    Captive individual in abnormal habitat

    about 2 years ago

  • Profile picture of Gale McCullough who took this action.

    Gale McCullough commented on "File:Phoca vitulina 5.jpg":

    The seals are too far away to be certain there aren't grey seals in the mix. It would help to know where this photo was taken.

    almost 3 years ago

  • Profile picture of Gale McCullough who took this action.

    Gale McCullough commented on an older version of Phoca vitulina (Common Seals / Gewone zeehonden):

    The seals are too far away to be certain there aren't grey seals in the mix. It would help to know where this photo was taken.

    almost 3 years ago

  • Profile picture of Gale McCullough who took this action.

    Gale McCullough commented on "File:Phoca vitulina 3.jpg":

    The seals are too far away to be certain there aren't grey seals in the mix. It would help to know where this photo was taken.

    almost 3 years ago

  • Profile picture of Gale McCullough who took this action.

    Gale McCullough commented on an older version of File:Phoca vitulina.ogg:

    The seals are too far away to be certain there aren't grey seals in the mix. It would help to know where this photo was taken. But this does appear to be all harbor seals

    almost 3 years ago

  • Profile picture of Gale McCullough who took this action.

    Gale McCullough commented on an older version of Young seal at the beach:

    This is a pup that looks to be in trouble, perhaps abandoned. Its eyes are still bright and it looks alert but you can see its hips and its shoulder muscles. A healthy pup would be so fat it would look more like a torpedo.

    almost 3 years ago

  • Profile picture of Gale McCullough who took this action.

    Gale McCullough commented on "File:Seehund-05.jpg":

    Good photo of the interaction that often occurs when seals first haul out and jostle for space. Vibrissae fully extended, face averted. Some flippering and growling but usually it is a lot of bluff and they settle in very close together and ignore each other

    almost 3 years ago

  • Profile picture of Gale McCullough who took this action.

    Gale McCullough commented on an older version of Tess 2010-05-29 [rk3] 02-12-45:

    This seal is identified by the T like mark on her right shoulder. She has returned to the haul out I study since 1992.

    almost 3 years ago

  • Profile picture of Gale McCullough who took this action.

    Gale McCullough commented on an older version of Orion 2010-06-11[rk3] 11-45-20:

    Since 1988 I have been observing a group of seals that use a set of rocks near our home as a high tide haulout. Individuals can be identified by spots, scars, patterns on their bodies. This seal "Orion" has returned every year since I started. She was an adult when I first identified her in 1988 so that makes her at least 27 years old.

    almost 3 years ago

Disclaimer

EOL content is automatically assembled from many different content providers. As a result, from time to time you may find pages on EOL that are confusing.

To request an improvement, please leave a comment on the page. Thank you!