Bearded seal
Erignathus barbatus
ok. 2,3 mAdult individual
total length
total length
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- Mass
- około 260–360 kg; niektóre samice cięższe sezonowoDorosłe osobniki
Bearded seal — size comparison
The bearded seal lives on shallow Arctic sea shelves. Long, dense whiskers help investigate the seabed, while drifting ice provides resting sites. It is usually
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Length
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Total lengthScale in m
00,511,522,5
approx. 2.3 m
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Bearded seal — size comparison — facts and sources
The bearded seal lives on shallow Arctic sea shelves. Long, dense whiskers help investigate the seabed, while drifting ice provides resting sites. It is usually encountered alone.
It eats bivalves, benthic crustaceans, octopuses and fish. Sensitive whiskers locate prey in sediment. Males give long, distinctive underwater calls that may last several minutes and travel far beneath ice.