According to Marine Mammals of Maine, harp seals are born in the Arctic in February and March on pack ice and are nursed on high-fat milk for 12 days, so a pup from this species in our region is rare.

When a ringed seal pup wakes up, all she sees around is blue ice. From the first moments of her life in an ice cave to venturing out to the Arctic on her own, every step of the pup is described in ...

When a ringed seal pup wakes up, all she sees around is blue ice. From the first moments of her life in an ice cave to venturing out to the Arctic on her own, every step of the pup’s journey is ...

In Nikiski, a female harbor seal pup, spotted on a beach June 6, appeared malnourished and dehydrated, likely from maternal ...

More than 600,000 hooded seals live across the North Atlantic and Arctic Ocean, ... Hooded seal pups are weaned off the milk in just four days, the shortest time for any mammal.

The seal that was found on Coney Island was determined to be a harp seal – an Arctic species that Pryor says regularly come down to the waters around New York during the colder months.

A young female harbor seal pup that was found injured at Monmouth Beach has been healing up nicely at the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine and is nearly ready to be released back into ...

A female harbor seal pup that was found injured at Monmouth Beach in December, was released back to the wild after being treated by the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine. The seal was ...

It's unclear why the seal is keen on being around humans and learning to surf. Hartel told CBS8 that several surfers believe they saw a great white shark attack the seal pup's mom a week ago.

If you see a seal pup, it is essential that you don’t disturb or move it. Harbor seals pups will soon start to populate the beaches in the northeastern U.S. during seal pupping season.