harbor seal
noun
: a small hair seal (Phoca vitulina) of oceanic coasts in the northern hemisphere that often ascends rivers
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The center is at maximum capacity right now, with 47 elephant seals, 37 California sea lions and eight harbor seals.
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Laura Randall, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
Since 2022, the USDA has found H5N1 in over 200 mammals, from big cats in zoos to harbor seals, mountain lions, raccoons, skunks, squirrels, polar bears, black bears, foxes, and bottlenose dolphins.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 29 Apr. 2024
The commission staff report also noted a launch on April 2, 2023, after which dead harbor seal pups were found.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
Since then, the virus has infected a range of mammal species across the country, including mountain lions, black bears, polar bears, bottlenose dolphins, harbor seals, coyotes, red foxes, minks, otters, squirrels, raccoons and opossums.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024
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Laura Randall, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
Since 2022, the USDA has found H5N1 in over 200 mammals, from big cats in zoos to harbor seals, mountain lions, raccoons, skunks, squirrels, polar bears, black bears, foxes, and bottlenose dolphins.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 29 Apr. 2024
The commission staff report also noted a launch on April 2, 2023, after which dead harbor seal pups were found.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
Since then, the virus has infected a range of mammal species across the country, including mountain lions, black bears, polar bears, bottlenose dolphins, harbor seals, coyotes, red foxes, minks, otters, squirrels, raccoons and opossums.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024
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