Harp seals are an Arctic animal and a rare visitor to Scottish waters. The seal was found at Balmedie, near Aberdeen. Its cause of death has still to be investigated by Scottish Marine Animal ...

Video by @JenniferHayesig | Welcome to the harp seal nursery in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. This harp seal pup, called a white coat, curiously approached my camera after I set it on the sea ice.

This is a harp seal with a cub. Polar bears increasingly exchange ringed seal with harp seal and hooded seal in their diet and therefore become exposed to higher concentrations of contaminants.