Phoenix Rising Jungle Book 221 - Harp Seal
From: Wilph@turbot.net
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.animals
Subject: PhoenixRising JungleBook - pr-jb221_harp_seal.jpg
Date: 24 Apr 2000 12:18:02 -0500
The harp seal or saddleback seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) is a species of earless seal native to the northernmost Atlantic Ocean and parts of the Arctic Ocean. It now belongs to the monotypic genus Pagophilus. Its scientific name means "ice-lover from Greenland", and its synonym, Phoca groenlandica means "Greenland seal". |
