Harp Seal Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

Harp Seal
: Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Phocidae : Phoca : groenlandica
Binomial name
Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777

The Harp Seal (Phoca groenlandica, also named Pagophilus groenlandicus), a marine mammal of the family Phocidae, is found in the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans and is separated into three populations that breed in different locations. These are the White Sea, the West Ice and the Northwest populations. All three populations are hunted. Infant harp seals were prized in the fur trade for their white coats, but after being made a principal focus of anti-fur campaigns hunting infants were banned

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