Grey Seal breeding season in the UK and Ireland
If you live nearby much of the vast coastline of the British Isles, you may be lucky enough to see large seals hauled out…
Seals of the world, part 18: The Hooded Seal
Welcome to our last #SealSunday for a little while. We’re off into the field this summer to conduct some research (more on that to…
Seals of the world, part 17: The Caspian Seal
Today’s seal is another seal that is endemic to just one sea.. in this case the Caspian Sea. The Caspian Sea is located just…
Seals of the world, part 16: The Spotted Seal
After a break last week, we are back today with our next #SealSunday, this time on the Spotted Seal! The Spotted Seal (Phoca largha)…
Seals of the world, part 15: The Baikal Seal
This week’s seal is the smallest one in the world. Measuring in at just around 1.2 to 1.4 metres long and weighing little more…
Seals of the world, part 14: The Ribbon Seal
This week’s seal is (probably) one of our favourite seals, ever. Not one you come across regularly, and we frequently wonder why, as frankly,…
Seals of the world, part 13: The Harp Seal
Today’s seal is one that probably epitomises many people’s view of seals. The face you’ve seen many times, the little white fluffy seal pup…
Seals of the world, part 12: The Ringed Seal
Well, it may be Easter Sunday… but it’s also #SealSunday! Today we are looking into more ice dwelling seals, this time from the Northern…
Seals of the world, part 11: The Hawaiian Monk Seal
The second and final extant monk seal, and the subject of this week’s #SealSunday, is the Hawaiian Monk Seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi). As their name…
Seals of the world, part 10: The Mediterranean Monk Seal
Wishful thinking this week, as we move onto seals of the tropics! This is rare in phocid pinnipeds, with 16 out of the 18…
