Ringed seal
size:
Around 1.65 meter
weight:
Around 110 kilogram
color:
Brown-grey with lighter rings
age:
Maximum 43 years (average 15-20 years)
food:
Fish, krill and crustaceans
movement:
Swimming and hobbling
enemies:
People (hunting, fisheries, pollution and disturbance) and polar bears
reproduction:
Sexually
mature: one year old
- Dut: Ringelrob (stinkrob, kleine zeehond))
- Eng: Ringed seal
- Fren: le phoque annelé (le phoque marbré)
- Ger: Ringelrobbe
- Lat: Phoca hispida (Pusa hispida)
- Dan: Ringsćlen
- Nor: Ringsel
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- Ringed seal, Ecomare
Ringed seal
Ringed seals are fat little seals and are therefore also referred to as the small seal. They live in and around the Arctic region, but sometimes wander into the North Sea. In the Arctic region, ringed seals make fortresses in snow mounds on the pack ice, where the young are born. The mother can reach her young through a breathing hole in the pack ice. These breathing holes are often favorite spots for polar bears, where they will wait to catch a good meal.
On Texel
- Ringelrob op de dijk bij Oudeschild, Ecomare, Monique van Sambeek
There are five known beachings of ringed seals on Texel. The last time was in 2008. The animals were brought to Ecomare and kept separate from the other seals. This was necessary to prevent diseases from spreading. They were released after recovery into the North Sea, far away from the coast.
- Distribution and habitat
- Distribution of the ringed seal, Ecomare
Ringed seals live in the Arctic region (Arctic Ocean), the Hudson Bay, the Baltic Sea and the Bering Straits. There are also two sub-species in Finland and Russia, which live in fresh water. A lost ringed seal is occasionally reported in the North Sea.
- Beaching along the Dutch coast
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