ringed seals, Pusa hispida (formerly Phoca hispida), on multi-layer ice (freshwater pans formed over many years where the salt is squeezed out of the ice) with exit holes underneath to ocean, Chukchi Sea, 20 miles offshore from Point Barrow, Arctic Alaska


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Image ID: 0100838-SKA.jpg

Ringed Seal | Pusa hispida

ringed seals, Pusa hispida (formerly Phoca hispida), on multi-layer ice (freshwater pans formed over many years where the salt is squeezed out of the ice) with exit holes underneath to ocean, Chukchi Sea, 20 miles offshore from Point Barrow, Arctic Alaska
Credit to: Blue Planet Archive / Steven Kazlowski

Image dimensions: 3236x2150

URL for this image: https://pictures.blueplanetarchive.com/image/I0000wQs4pHpF4Vg