harp seal in English

noun
1
a slender North Atlantic seal that typically has a dark harp-shaped mark on its gray back.
The harp seal and the minke whale together consume about the same amount of biomass as the Norwegian fishermen land, i.e. about 3 million tonnes.

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1. An adult harp seal swims beneath a thick layer of ice

2. Preferably one with a hide like a rhino and the fighting spirit of a baby harp seal.

3. I think that would be a poor defense, unless you want to be bludgeoned again like a harp seal.

4. It warns that seal populations are decreasing, particularly that of the harp seal, and that the hunt could exacerbate this.

5. Objective: To determine the contents of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) , docosapentaenoic acid (DPA) and docosahexaenoic acid(DHA)in harp seal oil by capillary gas chromatography.