Common Name
Ribbon Seal
Order
Carnivora
Family
Phocidae
Species Name
Histrophoca fasciata
Status
Uncommon but stable
States
Alaska
Distribution
Coastline of western Alaska.
Notes
Known for the whit-ish yellow rings around their black or brown bodies at the neck, flanks, and flippers, ribbon seals seldom come on land in the summer. Their food consists largely of aquatic prey such as shrimp, octopus, and squid.