Family of marine mammals, the true seals or earless seals, one of the three main groups of mammals within the seal suborder, Pinnipedia.
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- Friends of the Elephant Seal Includes information on friends of the elephant seal and the elephant seal colony at Piedras Blancas.
- Earless Seal Information from Wikipedia on the true seals, one of the three main groups of mammals within the seal suborder, Pinnipedia.
- Harp Seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) Description and behavior of this species, its world range and habitat, its ecology and life history, with comments on how it is hunted and other factors influencing its population size.
- Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) Fact sheet from EDGE, a conservation organization that focuses specifically on threatened species that represent a significant amount of unique evolutionary history.
- monachus-guardian.org Biology and conservation of the Mediterranean, Hawaiian, and Caribbean monk seals.
- Grey Seal: Halichoerus grypus Information from ARKive including images and videos of the eastern Atlantic population.
- Common Seal: Phoca vitulina Information from ARKive including images and videos.
- Bearded Seal: Erignathus barbatus Many videos and photographs with details of classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.
- Leopard Seal: Hydrurga leptonyx Many videos and photographs with details of classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.
- Weddell Seal: Leptonychotes weddellii Many videos and photographs with details of classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.
- Northern Elephant Seal: Mirounga angustirostris Many videos and photographs with details of classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.
- Southern Elephant Seal: Mirounga leonina Many videos and photographs with details of classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.
- Mediterranean Monk Seal: Monachus monachus Many videos and photographs with details of classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.
- Hawaiian Monk Seal: Monachus schauinslandi Many videos and photographs with details of classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.
- Rare monk seal colony found in the Mediterranean The BBC reports that scientists have found a colony of rare Mediterranean monk seals at an undisclosed location in Greece.
- Pagophilus groenlandicus Photographs and information on the harp seal including its range, habitat, description, reproduction, behavior and impact on man and the environment.