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patterns of other colours. . t;ell,nct them on the ;:t1o:L^e. T he economic
value of the family is hic-h; most species, e:,IlE:cial.ly tl'lose that form
concentrations or rookeries on the ice at certain biolo^;ical periods,
constitute the, foundation of the sealing industry.
l'he family contains 1 -;enera, grouped in three subïarlilies:
1) I:'hocinae -- true seals, or those with ton incisors ^ six L;enera) ;
2) I•ionachina.e -- seals with ei„ht incisors ( five f.,enera); 3) Cysto--
phori.nac -- seals with six inci^,ors two C;eneta.) .
NU:t31^AI^iILY
OF TIiUL S1;AI,S -- 1'I[OC1:Pû11-;
Genus î';,rigna.thus -- the bearded seal.
La.r€;est member of the
sulifa.mily; body length un to 270 cm. ,'.olour of fur olive-brown. 1'he
It
longest digit on the front flipper is the t7ird; t3e vibrissae are
smooth, and hanC; over. the lower lip like a beai•cï.. l:i>4 feut^^:ius 1^i,.^re
two pairs of -mc.mme.c. Distribution is circumpolar in the i;orth :itlantic
and I'acific Oceans and in thé Arctic Ocean. The (;enus contains
a single species, the bearded seal.
Genus ï'hoca -- tne 'harbour seal.
In size it occupies an intcrmeü.iate
position in this subfamily, body lenr,tn of acïults being
ur to 215 cm. Its colourint; is characteristic: numerous patches or
streaks of cii-:nar:lon-brol•rn scattered over a. arey baclcr-round. `2 he
longest pha.la.n.[;es on the front flipj)ers are those of tr.e fil-st and
second digits. The females have a single pair of raa::l:liae. Distribution
is patchy, covering the tc,,apera,te and :,ub--: rctic belts of the
continental coasts of the Atlantic and Pacific Ùcean-,^, ct.ntJ also ::orae
l,nl.e,s in ;:nstern Ca.n,z.cla.
The _;;enu:: contains cz .;i.n;,1e sneci.e::, the
17arbour tlerll.
t cnu;.; „wl.ic,'.oel•u; -•-- 'h:c,, ,,r.cy :{c:n.1.. ^, .I:ca; t.i.vc^.l.y l lar e ,leal,
the body len,-;th of a^.u1.t males rc:actlin^; 1.?0 cla. It Itas a loü_;ar
;:tlout th;.ti o th I:r .,era,ls, Lite vaba:is,ol::.c are !.':L,-.Lt.t_tlUcl, W.i.Li l ti•r: vy ecir.•ce
1.,1t: ],oll_U.t [: Cll .L't:i oit 41a! r 1 .[.; ..•î: L'(.i c.1.-C' tlll>^ .L:1..1.•S; [.
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