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Up to two metres in the length.
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Up to 150 kilograms in weight.
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Found in northern temperate coastal waters.
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Black colouration with light spots to nearly white with dark spots.
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Spindle shaped body with robust head and broad snout, and no external ear
flaps.
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Short, fur-covered front flippers.
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Up to three metres (female) to 4.5 metres (male) in length.
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Up to 1,000 kilograms (female) and 2,000 kilogram (male) in weight.
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Found in the Eastern and central North Pacific Ocean.
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Males are uniformly grey in colour, while females and juveniles are
darker brown on top and lighter underneath.
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Robust body shape that tapers at hip.
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Adult males have a large, elongated fleshy nose.
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No external ear flaps.
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Short, fur-covered front flippers.
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Up to 1.5 metres (female) and 2 metres (male) in length.
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Up to 50 kilograms (female) and 270 kilograms (male) in weight.
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Dark grey to black in colour for males to silver/grey undercoat with a
brownish throat on adult females.
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No external ear flaps.
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Up to two metres (female) to 2.3 metres (male).
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Up to 200 kilograms (female) to 250 kilograms (male).
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Found coastally in the North Atlantic Ocean.
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Dark bodies with irregular spots of light and dark.
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Males have massive shoulders and thick folded skin on neck.
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No external ear flaps.
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Long snout and wide muzzle.
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1.6-1.7 metres in length.
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80-130 kilograms in weight.
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Found in the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans.
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Adults have distinctive harp pattern on silvery white background and
black head.
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Large eyes and pointy nose.
