They are agile and graceful in the water, but tend to be pretty sedentary on land. Seals are enthusiastic hunters of fish and crustaceans. Males can be up to 600 pounds and 7 feet long, females up to 140 pounds and 5 feet long. Their flippers are longer than those of Harbor seals and their dense, coarse fur ranges from gray to brown to black. Northern fur seals are less common and tend to stick closer to the Northern Oregon Coast. Their fur ranges from brown to gray, and may have darker spots. Fully grown seals can be up to 6 feet long.
Babies are born at around 25 pounds and can grow to be close to 300 pounds as adults. Harbor seals are one of the most common marine mammals around the coasts of the United States and they are year-round residents of Oregon. About: There are a couple types of seals that you might see at the Oregon Coast.
