Hooded seal
Cystophora cristata
ok. 2,5 mAdult individual
total length
total length
wzdłuż osi ciała · od pyska do końca ogonaMeasurement: side
- Mass
- samce do około 400 kg, samice do około 300 kgDorosłe osobniki
Hooded seal — size comparison
The hooded seal inhabits the North Atlantic and adjoining Arctic waters. Adult males have an expandable area of head skin that inflates into a dark hood. They c
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Length
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Total lengthScale in m
00,511,522,5
approx. 2.5 m
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Hooded seal — size comparison — facts and sources
The hooded seal inhabits the North Atlantic and adjoining Arctic waters. Adult males have an expandable area of head skin that inflates into a dark hood. They can also display a red sac protruding from a nostril. Females lack such developed ornaments.
It spends much of the year at sea, hunting fish and squid and also eating crustaceans. It breeds on seasonal sea ice. Males display inflatable structures during encounters with rivals and females, while pups are born on ice floes.