A bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) on the ice. Bearded seals are the largest of Arctic seals and are named for their bushy whiskers which form a sensory moustache. See: http://www.naturalsciences.org/education/arctic/

Image ID: arct0002, NOAA At The Ends of the Earth Collection
Location: Arctic Ocean, north of western Russia
Photo Date: 2006 September 6
Photographer: Mike Dunn, NC State Museum of Natural Sciences
Credit: NOAA Climate Program Office, NABOS 2006 Expedition

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