Ringed seal - Wikipedia
The ringed seal (Pusa hispida) is an earless seal inhabiting the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions. The ringed seal is a relatively small seal, rarely greater than 1.5 metres (5 ft) in length, with a distinctive patterning of dark spots surrounded by light gray rings, hence its common name.
Ringed Seal - NOAA Fisheries
Ringed seals are the smallest and most common Arctic seal. Ringed seals are circumpolar and are found in all seasonally ice-covered seas of the Northern Hemisphere and in certain freshwater lakes.
Ringed Seal - National Geographic
Ringed seals have innovative ways of avoiding predators such as polar bears. Learn more about these charismatic Arctic sea mammals.
Ringed Seal - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
The Ringed seal (Pusa hispida) is a small earless seal that lives in the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions. It is the most abundant and wide-ranging ice seal in the Northern Hemisphere. Ringed seals are one of the primary prey of Polar bears and Killer whales, and have long been a component of the diet of indigenous people of the Arctic.
Ringed Seal - National Wildlife Federation
The ringed seal, which gets its name from the pattern of small, light circles on its back, is the smallest of the pinniped species. Ringed seals are gray or brown in color with small heads, short snouts, and small front flippers with strong claws.
Arctic ringed seal - Wikipedia
Arctic ringed seals inhabit the Arctic Ocean, and are the most abundant and wide-ranging seal in the Northern Hemisphere. The ringed seal species is the smallest true seal, and gets its name from a distinctive patterning of light spots on dark grey colored fur.
ADW: Pusa hispida: INFORMATION
Ringed seals (Pusa hispida) occupy a circumpolar distribution ranging from 35°N, to the North Pole. They are found in all of the seasonally ice covered seas in the Northern Hemisphere and are native to the Arctic Ocean.
Ringed seal | Arctic, Ice Floes & Blubber | Britannica
ringed seal, (Pusa, or Phoca, hispida), nonmigratory, earless seal (family Phocidae) of North Polar seas and a few freshwater lakes in Europe and on Baffin Island. Named for the characteristic pale rings on its grayish or yellowish coat, the ringed seal grows to about 1.5 m (5 feet) in length and 90 kg (200 pounds) in weight.
Ringed Seal - Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Ringed seals are the smallest and the most abundant of the Alaska seals. Ringed seals live under solid sea ice by keeping breathing holes open with their claws. Ringed seals make snow caves (lairs) above some breathing holes to rest and give birth.
Ringed Seal Facts, Pictures & Information: Discover A Common Arctic Seal
Apr 25, 2019 · The ringed seal is the most common seal in the Arctic. Rarely venturing onto land, the species spends most of its time either hunting in the cold Arctic waters, or ‘hauled out’ on the ice. This page contains ringed seal facts, pictures and …