According to Marine Mammals of Maine, harp seals are born in the Arctic in February and March on pack ice and are nursed on high-fat milk for 12 days, so a pup from this species in our region is rare.

A recently weaned harp seal pup swims in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Female harp seals give birth on ice. For two weeks, pups build up fat reserves, enabling them to be weaned from their mothers, to ...

Baby seal pups are back on the Oregon coast this spring Published: Apr. 17, 2023, 12:39 p.m. A seal pup rests on the beach on the north Oregon coast, waiting for its mother to return from hunting.