Caspian seal
pusa caspica latin

Formerly this archipelago provided an ideal ecosystem for the Caspian seal.

Of sea mammals Caspian seal live here.

Like the Caspian seal, it is related to the Arctic ringed seal.

Many Caspian seals come to the shores of these islands, hence their name "Tyuleniy", which means "seal".

Caspian seals feed on cyprinids, gobies, and crustaceans.

"Caspian Seal under threat of extinction", Baztab newspaper.

The three last subspecies are isolated from the others, like the closely related Baikal seal and Caspian seal.

Pusa caspica (Caspian seal)

Caspian seals (Pusa caspica) and a number of different marine birds was part of the USSR.

Caspian seals are shallow divers, with diving depths typically reaching 50 meters and lasting about a minute, although deeper and longer depths have been recorded.

Caspian Seal (Pusa caspica, formerly Phoca caspica)

The Absheron State Nature Preserve was created in July 1969 in order to protect gazelles, Caspian seals and water birds that inhabit the territory.

The Caspian seal (Pusa caspica) is endemic to the Caspian Sea, and is one of very few seal species that live in inland waters.

The Caspian is famous for its peculiar animal fauna, including one of the few non-marine seals (the Caspian seal) and the great sturgeons, the source of caviar.

The Caspian seal (Pusa caspica) is one of the smallest members of the earless seal family and unique in that it is found exclusively in the brackish Caspian Sea.

The ringed seal is most closely related to the Caspian seal (P. caspica) and Baikal seal (P. sibirica), all of which share similar small sizes, features of skull morphology and affinity for ice.

Caspian seals were valued as fur bearers in the Soviet industry, and in a three-week period in February 1978, wolves were responsible for the wanton killing of numerous seals on the Caspian sea near Astrakhan.

Endangered species in Iran include the Baluchistan bear, Asiatic Cheetah, Caspian Seal, Persian fallow deer, Siberian white crane, hawksbill turtle, green turtle, Oxus cobra, Latifi's viper, dugong, Persian leopard, Caspian Sea Wolf, and dolphins.

Caspian Seal (Pusa caspica, formerly Phoca caspica)

The Caspian seal (Pusa caspica) is endemic to the Caspian Sea, and is one of very few seal species that live in inland waters.

The Caspian seal (Pusa caspica) is one of the smallest members of the earless seal family and unique in that it is found exclusively in the brackish Caspian Sea.