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Harbor seal
species of mammal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The harbor seal (Phoca vitulina), also called the common seal, is a true seal. They are found in coastal waters of the northern Atlantic and Pacific ocean as well as Baltic and North Seas making them the most wide-ranging of the pinnipeds (walruses, eared seals, and true seals).
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The females live longer than the males and females usually live to be 30 to 35, while males usually live up to 20 or 25 years old.