Common Seal - Phoca vitulina

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Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Common Seal - Phoca vitulina Welcome to the Animals / Wildlife Newsletter, a weekly newsletter published by About.com's Animals / Wildlife website. For more about animals and wildlife, be sure to stop by the growing library of animal profiles. Laura Klappenbach Animals & Wildlife Expert Common Seal - Phoca vitulina The common seal (Phoca vitulina), also known as the harbor seal, is an agile carnivore with a streamlined body and flipper-like limbs that enable them to swim with great skill. READ NOW True Seals: Monk Seals, Bearded Seals, and More True seals (Phocidae) are large marine mammals that have a rotund, fusiform shaped body with small fore flippers and larger rear flippers. READ NOW Arctic Fox: The Hardy White Fox of the Tundra The Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) is a species of fox that is native to the Arctic tundra. READ NOW Forest Biome: The Largest and Most Complex Terrestrial Biome Explore fascinating facts about forests, the largest and the most ecologically complex of all the terrestrial biomes. READ NOW Featured Articles • 5 Lies About the Brown Recluse Spider • The 10 Most Dangerous States for Lightning Deaths • Why You Should Put Nitrogen in Your Tires • What You Should Know About General Winfield Scott • What Is a Legacy Applicant for College Admissions? • Boil Water at Room Temperature Without Heating It • England's Bloodiest Battle: Towton • How to Turn Water into Anti-Gravity Water Advertisement About Animals & Wildlife  |  Follow Us You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Animals & Wildlife newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2015 About.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.