harbor seal
noun
: a small hair seal (Phoca vitulina) of oceanic coasts in the northern hemisphere that often ascends rivers
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In 2024, the Milwaukee County Zoo mourned the deaths of two animals who had been here for decades: Patti, a hippo, and Ringo, a harbor seal.
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Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
The release notes that Ringo was the second-oldest living harbor seal in North American zoos accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums, and far surpassed the 23-year median life expectancy of harbor seals living in human care.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
Just a few weeks after longtime Milwaukee County Zoo resident and visitor favorite Patti, the 55-year-old hippo, died, the zoo has announced the death of another longtime resident: Ringo, a harbor seal who was estimated to be 46 years old.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
The tourists, who were traveling from Anacortes, Washington, were tracking Zillion during her feeding time in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and saw the mammal nearly swallow up a harbor seal that found itself between her razor sharp teeth.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 18 Sep. 2024
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Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
The release notes that Ringo was the second-oldest living harbor seal in North American zoos accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums, and far surpassed the 23-year median life expectancy of harbor seals living in human care.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
Just a few weeks after longtime Milwaukee County Zoo resident and visitor favorite Patti, the 55-year-old hippo, died, the zoo has announced the death of another longtime resident: Ringo, a harbor seal who was estimated to be 46 years old.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
The tourists, who were traveling from Anacortes, Washington, were tracking Zillion during her feeding time in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and saw the mammal nearly swallow up a harbor seal that found itself between her razor sharp teeth.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Harbor seal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harbor%20seal. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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