Phoca (common seals) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Phoca vitulina

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see common seals

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 2 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 131 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~80%
	Harbor Seal			~80%
2	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1 of 1	~70%
	Harbor Seal			~70%
3	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~70%
	Harbor Seal			~70%
4	Svalbard	🇳🇴 Norway	1 of 1	~50%
	Harbor Seal			~50%
5	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 1	~50%
	Harbor Seal			~50%
6	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 1	~50%
	Harbor Seal			~50%
7	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~50%
	Harbor Seal			~50%
8	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~40%
	Harbor Seal			~40%
9	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 1	~30%
	Harbor Seal			~30%
10	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~30%
	Harbor Seal			~30%
11	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~30%
	Harbor Seal			~30%
12	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~20%
	Harbor Seal			~20%
13	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 1	~20%
	Harbor Seal			~20%
14	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 1	~10%
	Harbor Seal			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~30%
	Harbor Seal			~30%
2	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 1	~30%
	Harbor Seal			~30%
3	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~20%
	Harbor Seal			~20%
4	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 1	~10%
	Harbor Seal			~10%
5	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Harbor Seal			~10%
6	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 of 1	~10%
	Harbor Seal			~10%
7	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Harbor Seal			~10%
8	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	<5%
	Harbor Seal			<5%
9	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	<5%
	Harbor Seal			<5%
10	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 1	<5%
	Harbor Seal			<5%
11	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 1	<5%
	Harbor Seal			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	SeaWorld Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	SeaWorld San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
4	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	SeaWorld Abu Dhabi	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	In captivity
6	Copenhagen Zoo	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
7	Skansen	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
8	Cleveland Metroparks Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Zürich Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
10	Aquarium of Genoa	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
11	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
12	North Carolina Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
13	Aquarium et centre marin du Nouveau-Brunswick	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
14	Zoo sauvage Saint-Félicien	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
15	Taman Safari Indonesia	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
16	Safaripark Beekse Bergen	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
17	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
18	Poznań Nowe Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
19	SeaWorld San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
20	Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
21	Milwaukee County Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
22	Los Angeles Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
23	Toledo Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
24	Louisville Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
25	Saint Louis Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
26	Six Flags Discovery Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
27	Berlin Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
28	Dierenpark Hoenderdaell	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
29	Wrocław Zoological Garden	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
30	Moody Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
31	Nyíregyháza Zoo	🇭🇺 Hungary	In captivity
32	Oregon Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
33	Wildlands	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
34	ABQ BioPark Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
35	Zoo Aquarium de Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
36	Edmonton Valley Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
37	Fresno Chaffee Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
38	Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden	🇭🇺 Hungary	In captivity
39	Hogle Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
40	Augsburg Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
41	Ouwehands Dierenpark	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
42	Ueno Zoo	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
43	Asahiyama Zoo	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
44	Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
45	Riverbanks Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
46	Aquarama Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
47	Lincoln Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
48	Plock Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
49	Roger Williams Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
50	Westküstenpark & Robbarium St. Peter-Ording	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity

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common seals

Species in this group

Harbor Seal

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see common seals

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

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