™™Common name: Ribbon Seal
Scientific name: Family Phocidae:
Genus species: Phoca fasciata
 | Size |
Size: 1.5 to 1.75 meters (4.9 to 5.7 feet)Weight: 90 kg (198 pounds)
| What do they eat? |
Ribbon seals eat a variety of fish such as walleye, pollock, arctic cod, eelpout, and capelin. They also eat cephalopods, crab, and shrimp.
| What eats them? |
Predators of the ribbon seal may include killer whales, walruses, and sharks.
| Ribbon Seal Highlights |
Ribbon seals are found in the Bering, Chukchi and Okhotsk seas. Sometimes they're found further south near the Aleutian Islands.Little is known about these seals. You won't find then on land or on ice shore. You might find one on a nice thick slab of ice, further from shore. But you might not even capture a photo of it because ribbon seals scoot across the ice as fast as a person can run.
Pups are born sometime between April to May. Like most seals, pups grow up fast. They only nurse about 4 weeks before mom leaves forever.
Pups are born with a lovely thick white fur coat. They keep the coat for about five weeks, than a short grayish coat replaces the baby fur. Adults have brown to black fur, with thick white bands, or ribbons around the neck, each flipper, and waist.
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