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harp seal
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈhɑːp ˌsiːl/ us /ˈhɑːrp ˌsiːl/
a type of seal(= a large mammal that eats fish and lives partly in the sea and partly on land) that is found in the North Atlantic, and that is grey with dark marks on its back: （生活在北大西洋的）鞍纹海豹
Canada estimates that 5 million harp seals live and breed on its shores.加拿大估计有500万只竖琴海豹在其海岸上繁衍生息。
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Harp seals are hunted commercially in Canada, Greenland, Russia, and Norway.
Walruses and harp seals live on pack ice.
The practice of clubbing harp seal pups, or "whitecoats", was only recently prohibited by the Canadian government.
Conservation efforts have led to an increase in the harp seal population.
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