Ringed Seal
Common throughout circumpolar waters, Ringed Seals are well adapted to both the thick sea-ice and the icy waters along the floe edge. Ringed Seal pups bear a white, wooly coat, which protects them from the elements and offers some camouflage against the snow-capped sea ice. Their adult coats are a distinctive silver or brownish grey, with patterns of small rings that give them their name.

Bearded Seal
The largest species of Arctic seal, Bearded Seals are named for their bristly whiskers. These whiskers help them as they feed along the sea bottom, feeling for hidden food in the heavy silt. Placid by nature, Bearded seals are often unruffled by the presence of human observers, and can at times be approached quite easily. Solitary for most of the year, they will form loose social groups during the summer, when the ice retreats, and during their mating period in the early spring. During the spring, male seals will sing underwater to attract females, a warbling call that ends in a sort of low moan, or sigh.