The Atlantic Gray Seal is found across the entirety of the North Atlantic Ocean. These large aquatic mammals spend most of their day fishing in the sea and only return to land to rest. Atlantic Grey seals give birth to fluffy white pups in the autumn. These adorable pups stay on land until they have lost their white coats and trebled their body weight.
In the UK, the Atlantic Gray seals form large breeding colonies in the coastal regions and offshore islands during the winter. The seals are also found in inshores. In fact, they are also found in the River Thames and are often spotted in London! The Atlantic gray seal is the larger of the two seals found in the UK. They can be distinguished from the common seal by their larger size, longer head and sloping roman nose profile.