Species: Phoca vitulina (Harbor)
Geographic Range: Eastern Canada to Baltic Sea
Size: 100 to 300 pounds
Lifespan: up to 30 years
Conservation Status: Least Concern

Como’s Harbor Seals: Kilian & Kash
Find them in Como Harbor or the Aquatic Animals Building

Fun Facts

• Harbor seals have very good hearing.
• Harbor seals have a large volume of blood compared to many pinnipeds. This blood serves as additional oxygen storage.
• A thick layer of blubber is essential to keeping a harbor seal warm, especially because its hair is so thin.
• Adult harbor seals can remain submerged up to 25 minutes but most divers are 5-8 minutes in duration.