ringed seal

noun

1. an Arctic seal, Phoca hispida, having irregular, pale, ring-shaped markings around its body.

Example Sentences

The small resident population is highly unusual compared to the typical Arctic ringed seal, which has an enormous population size and often travels thousands of kilometres around the Arctic in search of food.

From Science Daily

The samples were sent for genetic analyses to uncover the seals' DNA profile, and the results revealed that the Kangia ringed seals are genetically different from the typical Arctic ringed seal.

From Science Daily

But where and how the Kangia ringed seal was isolated from the other Arctic ringed seals and why it acquired its new special biological characteristics is still a mystery.

From Science Daily

Endangered Species Act has been used before to protect other species that are primarily at risk from climate change, including the polar bear, ringed seal and several species of coral, which are all listed as threatened.

From Salon

The ringed seal has an uncertain future as its breeding habitat has drastically declined due to reduced ice cover, the report stated.

From BBC