harbor seal
noun
: a small hair seal (Phoca vitulina) of oceanic coasts in the northern hemisphere that often ascends rivers
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Officials at Lincoln Park Zoo confirmed Wednesday that a harbor seal and a Chilean flamingo each died of highly pathogenic avian flu earlier this month.
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William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Testing confirmed that highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, was responsible for the deaths of a Chilean flamingo on Jan. 8 and a harbor seal on Jan. 9.
—Darren Reynolds, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2025
Shy harbor seals peeked up from kelp beds and disappeared in a blink.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
Ringo was a harbor seal who had been at the zoo since 1979, when he was rescued off the California coast as an orphaned pup.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
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William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Testing confirmed that highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, was responsible for the deaths of a Chilean flamingo on Jan. 8 and a harbor seal on Jan. 9.
—Darren Reynolds, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2025
Shy harbor seals peeked up from kelp beds and disappeared in a blink.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
Ringo was a harbor seal who had been at the zoo since 1979, when he was rescued off the California coast as an orphaned pup.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Harbor seal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harbor%20seal. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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