Ribbon Seal pup (Phoca fasciata)

Query: histriophoca fasciata

Result: 14^th of 22

Subject:	Ribbon Seal pup (Phoca fasciata)
Poster:	Phoby (phoby@hanafos.com)

Resolution: 1756x1180 File Size: 97983 Bytes Date: 2005:02:22 01:23:03 Upload Date: 2005:02:22 01:23:15

Ribbon Seal pup (Phoca fasciata)

Budd Christman and a new friend - a ribbon seal pup, Phoca fasciata

The ribbon seal (Phoca fasciata syn. Histriophoca fasciata) is a medium-sized pinniped from the true seal family (Phocidae). A seasonally ice-bound species, it is found in the Arctic and Subarctic regions of the North Pacific Ocean, notably in the Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk. It is distinguished by its striking coloration, with two wide white strips and two circles against dark brown or black fur.

Image ID: anim0238, NOAA's Ark (Animals) Collection
Location: Bering Sea
Photo Date: 1978 May
Photographer: Captain Budd Christman, NOAA Corps

Photo Source:
The NOAA Photo Library http://www.photolib.noaa.gov
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA) http://www.noaa.gov/

Comments

moe
RIBBON SEAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!SEALS ARE MY FAV ANIMAL YAY!!!

histriophoca fasciata
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