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Adult harp seals

hang out under

the ice mostly

between midnight

and 5 a.m.

Each year,

harp seals migrate

more than

6,000 miles.

ALAMY (MOMS WITH PUPS); TIER UND NATURFOTOGRAFIE J UND C SOHNS / GETTY DOUG ALLAN / GETTY IMAGES (SEAL UNDERWATER); © ARCO IMAGES GMBH /

14 NAT GEO KIDS^ • DECEMBER 2018 | JANUARY 2019 IMAGES (ADULT IN ICE HOLE); JEFF FOOTT / GETTY IMAGES (YELLOWCOAT)

1 DAY OLD

YELLOWCOAT

A newborn is

pale yellow

because its fur

was stained by

the fluids in its

mother’s womb.

3 DAYS OLD

WHITECOAT

Bleached by

the sun, the fur

turns pure

white and stays

that way for

nearly two

weeks.

21 DAYS OLD

RAGGED JACKET

As the pup sheds

its white coat, it

takes on a tat-

tered appearance.

Some pups swim

and dive on their

own at this time.

12 DAYS OLD

GRAYC OAT

Spots and

darker fur

start to show

through the

pup’s white fur,

giving it a

grayish look.

The fast-growing

harp seal pup

doesn’t look the

same for long.

These names

describe the

seal’s stages of

growth.

Where

harp seals

livelive

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