Feeding

Adult seal eat squid, crustaceans, molluscs, and a variety of fish including salmon, flounder, herring, and more

The diet varies seasonally and regionally and to local prey availability

 

A squid that a harbor seal will eat
Salmon for the harbor seal to eat
Feeding habits

Eat 5% to 6% of their body weight per day

Don't chew their food

Swallow their food whole or tear it into chunks

Obtain the water they need from the food they eat

A harbor seal hanging out on the dock

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