Bearded Seal
Bearded Seal
| |||
|---|---|---|---|
| アゴヒゲアザラシ | |||
| Character Data | |||
| Romaji | Agohigeazarashi
| ||
| Debut | Kemono Friends (2015 Game) | ||
| Animal Data | |||
| Scientific Name | Erignathus barbatus
| ||
| Distribution | Arctic Ocean
| ||
| Diet | Carnivore
| ||
| Avg. Lifespan | 25 Years
| ||
| Read More | Bearded Seal
| ||
| Conservation | 
| ||
|
| |||
| Bearded Seal | Anime | Festival | Pavilion | KF3 | Nexon Game | Gallery |
The Bearded Seal is a mammalian Friend that appeared in the original Kemono Friends mobile game and later cameoed in the Kemono Friends anime.
Appearance
Bearded Seal has gray to light gray colored hair, long enough to reach her lower back, with a gray streak going from the top of her head down to the center of her bangs. Her hair is also darker at the back of her head. In her hair, above her ears she has two gray colored flippers that descend into a darker gray color at their ends. Beside the front of her ears on both sides of her face are long thick white colored whiskers. She also has brown eyes.
She wears a gray one piece swimsuit with darker twin gray crests pointing down, at her hips. She wears gray skin-tight sleeves that have a darker gray gradient at the fingers. She also wears knee length skin-tight gray socks that end in another gradient. Bearded Seal’s tail is short but, thick and gray colored.
Series Appearances
| Media | Role | |
|---|---|---|
In Real Life
The Bearded Seal, named after their long white whiskers, is a species of seal belonging to the family Phocidae which classifies it as a true seal. They mainly reside on pack ice and drifting ice sheets in the circumpolar Arctic Ocean in areas less than 650 feet deep, as well as nearby seas up to 85° north. Bearded Seals are the largest of the arctic seals, usually growing to lengths of 7 to 8 feet and weighing as much as 800 pounds in females and 575 pounds among males. They mainly prey upon crustaceans, mollusks, and fish. Bearded Seals will dive as deep as 425 feet below the surface to hunt prey.
Female Bearded Seals reach sexual maturity in 4 to 5 years and males in 6 to 7 years. Bearded Seals only give birth to a single pup. These pups are usually born during mid-March and early May on pack ice that annually brakes off from shorefast ice. Bearded Seal pups can swim a few hours after their birth.
References
- "Bearded Seal (Erignathus Barbatus)". NOAA Fisheries, 14 Jan. 2015, www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/mammals/seals/bearded-seal.html. Accessed on 4th, January, 2018.
- "Bearded Seals, Erignathus Barbatus ~ MarineBio.org". MarineBio Conservation Society, 14 Jan. 2014, marinebio.org/species.asp?id=268. Accessed on 6th, January, 2018.
- Kovacs, K.M. 2016. "Erignathus barbatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T8010A45225428. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T8010A45225428.en. Accessed on 6th, January, 2018.
Notes
Some of the source data in the references conflicts with some data found in other listed sources. In all instances of conflict the IUCN Red List data was used over the other reference because it is the most comprehensive and recently updated source.