The earless seals, phocids, or true seals are one of the three main groups of mammals within the seal lineage, Pinnipedia. All true seals are members...

The Baikal seal (Pusa sibirica), also known as Lake Baikal seal or Baikal nerpa (нерпа), is a species of earless seal endemic to Lake Baikal in Siberia...

Elephant seals or sea elephants are very large, oceangoing earless seals in the genus Mirounga. Both species, the northern elephant seal (M. angustirostris)...

The harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus), also known as the saddleback seal or Greenland seal, is a species of earless seal, or true seal, native to the...

The Hawaiian monk seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi) is an endangered species of earless seal in the family Phocidae that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands...

The grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) is a large seal of the family Phocidae, which are commonly referred to as "true seals" or "earless seals". The only...

Monk seals are earless seals of the tribe Monachini. They are the only earless seals found in tropical climates. The two genera of monk seals, Monachus...

the walrus), Otariidae (the eared seals: sea lions and fur seals), and Phocidae (the earless seals, or true seals), with 34 extant species and more than...

The Caspian seal (Pusa caspica, syn. Phoca caspica) is one of the smallest members of the earless seal family and unique in that it is found exclusively...

The ringed seal (Pusa hispida) is a small earless seal species found in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions. Its common name is derived from a distinctive patterning...

the Pleistocene epoch, bearded seals ranged as far south as South Carolina. Distinguishing features of this earless seal include square fore flippers and...

pusa or Pausha in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pusa is a genus of earless seal. Pusa or PUSA may also refer to: The Presidents of the United States...

mammals, many of which are commonly called seals, particularly: Earless seal, or "true seal" Fur seal Seal (emblem), a device to impress an emblem, used...

William F.; Würsig, Bernd; Thewissen, J. G. M., eds. (24 November 2008). "Earless Seals". Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals (2nd ed.). Burlington, Massachusetts:...

E. Gray, 1825 – eared seals Family Odobenidae J. A. Allen, 1880 – walruses Family Phocidae J. E. Gray, 1821 – earless seals Since then, however, the...

many of which are commonly called seals, particularly: Earless seal, also called "true seal" Fur seal Eared seal Seal (emblem), a device to impress an...

The harbor (or harbour) seal (Phoca vitulina), also known as the common seal, is a true seal found along temperate and Arctic marine coastlines of the...

The long-necked seal (Phoca mutica) is a hypothetical species of earless seals. It was first described in 1681 by Nehemiah Grew, based on a skin of unknown...

The leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx), also referred to as the sea leopard, is the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic (after the southern elephant...

such as the blue whale, the beluga, the minke whale and the harp seal (earless seal). The Nordic marine animals include the walrus and the narwhal. Inland...

status in Algeria, Israel, Lebanon, Morocco and Syria is unknown. This earless seal's historical range extended from the northern Atlantic coastline of Western...

An eared seal, otariid, or otary is any member of the marine mammal family Otariidae, one of three groupings of pinnipeds. They comprise 15 extant species...

fur seals, Galapagos fur seals, Juan Fernandez fur seals, New Zealand fur seals, brown fur seals, South American fur seals, and subantarctic fur seals. Along...

The northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) is one of two species of elephant seal (the other is the southern elephant seal). It is a member of...

Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) Harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) Hooded seal (Cystophora cristata) Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) Ringed seal (Pusa hispida)...

The Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) is one of eight seals in the genus Arctocephalus, and one of nine fur seals in the subfamily Arctocephalinae...

is currently divided into three families: Family Phocidae (true or earless seals) consists of around 19 species of highly aquatic, barrel-shaped animals...

fur seals), and Phocidae (the earless seals); animals in the family Phocidae were sometimes referred to as hair seals, and are better adapted for a fully...

The hooded seal or bladdernose seal (Cystophora cristata) is a large phocid found only in the central and western North Atlantic, ranging from Svalbard...

either encounters or avoidance of individuals. Compared to other earless seals, the Ross seal has reduced semicircular canals and parafollicular volume. These...