Ross seal

Ross seal

Order : Carnivora
Family : Phocidae
Genus : Ommatophoca

Facts about the genus Ommatophoca, the Ross seal

Distribution The Ross seal is found along the Antarctic pack ice and near smooth floes. (Full text)

rossii) The Ross seal is the smallest of the Antarctic seals (approx. (Full text)

The Ross seal is the smallest, least numerous and least studied Antarctic seal species. (Full text)

The Ross seal is the rarest in Antarctica as well as the smallest. (Full text)

All species of fur seal and the Ross seal are currently on this list. (Full text)

Heisler and Students, The Ross seal is very rare. (Full text)

Specially protected species All species of fur seal and the Ross seal are currently listed as specially protected species and special conditions and restrictions apply to the granting of permits. (Full text)

The Ross seal is the least understood species of pack-ice seal, being rarely seen and inhabiting the most inaccessible regions of the pack-ice. (Full text)

The Ross seal is believed to be able to feed at depths of several hundred feet, where its large eyes aid underwater vision. (Full text)

The ribbon seal and Ross seal are not much hunted; estimates of their populations have varied considerably, but they are not thought to be endangered. (Full text)

Distribution and Habitat The Ross seal is circumpolar but patchily distributed in the pack ice zone of the Antarctic Ocean. (Full text)

The Ross seal is however the rarest of the four seal species breeding on the Antarctic pack ice, and one population estimate has been made of about 220,000. (Full text)

          Children of MARY SEAL and ROSS SEAL are: (Full text)