Talk:Grey seal

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New Observations regarding predator nature and diet
The "Diet" section (and possibly other sections related to predator behavior) needs to be updated with new information of observations of grey seals attacking larger animals such as harbor seals and porpoises. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/02/150203-seals-porpoises-hunting-predators-animals-science/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by LaEremita (talk • contribs) 12:38, 5 February 2015 (UTC)

Change in breeding patterns
In "Fact Files" special feature on the DVD The Blue Planet: Seas of Life: Tidal Seas/Coasts, it is said that:
 * "The North Atlantic grey seal has only recently turned to breeding on land, rather than ice... and the size difference between the sexes is far less extreme [than among elephant seals, who have been breeding on land far longer]. However, male grey seals are gradually becoming larger than their mates...."

This makes it sound like the change from ice- to land-based breeding might have happened very recently, as in less than a century &mdash; otherwise how would we know the males are getting bigger? (Fossils? Doesn't seem likely with this type of animal.) Does anyone have any more specific information about this? - dcljr (talk) 23:30, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
 * ya but they are not suppost to mate in the summer through spring

Reversion by CarterBar`
CarterBar, I've reverted your edits to agree with the references given which state  The eastern Atlantic population is found mostly around the coasts of the United Kingdom and Ireland, as well as on the coasts of the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway, and northwestern Russia as far as the White Sea. Also, Shetland is considered part of Great Britain. --Bardcom (talk) 11:33, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

seals are suppost to have one seal

Gray Seal or Grey Seal?
The article contains the name Grey Seal in taxobox, pictures, map, etc. Wich is the correct name? --Aleuze (talk) 10:50, 26 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Either (or neither) is "correct" but for the sake of consistency I intend (barring complications) to move the page to the spelling used through the article: grey seal.  B.Rossow ·  talk  14:41, 25 January 2011 (UTC)


 * why would it be "spelled Gray Seal in the US", when the color itself is spelled "grey" here?


 * "gray" might be british, i dunno. i don't see it that often.  grey seal, greyhound, grey's anatomy - they're all "e" here.  67.150.84.6 (talk) 01:22, 9 January 2013 (UTC)


 * I would assume it's British, since it's also spelled that way (sometimes) here in Canada. Since the largest number of Wiki users are probably in the US, though (and even in Canada, "grey seal" is what I've seen), then "grey" would be the best choice IMHO HiFlyChick (talk) 12:41, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

"...there have been calls for a seal cull. However this does not appear to be coming to fruition any time soon."
Looking at this (google translation), I don't think so. But I also don't how to find reliable sources on it. --David.s.kats (talk) 00:16, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

70,000 grey seal kill planned by Canada (Nov 2011)
I have not fully read all the material, but here is a link to a letter from Mac Farb, Canadian MP: letter--John Bessa (talk) 23:38, 13 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Link no good - needs login. HiFlyChick (talk) 12:42, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

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Grey Seal clapping behaviour
Due to recent observation that wild Grey Seals can communicate through clapping underwater in breeding season, to attract potential mate and intimidate competitors, I would like ask if we can add this under Reproduction section Tyrrellyoshiida (talk) 08:46, 4 February 2020 (UTC)