ringed seal
noun [ C ] /ˌrɪŋd ˈsiːl/ us/ˌrɪŋd ˈsiːl/
环斑海豹
a type of seal (= a large mammal that eats fish and lives partly in the sea and partly on land or ice) that has circular patterns on its back and is found in the Arctic
Ringed seals are dependent on the sea ice to rest, give birth, nurse, and feed. 环斑海豹依靠海冰休息、分娩、哺乳和喂养。
Even the smallest seal, the ringed seal, weighs 50 kilograms. 即使是最小的海豹，即环斑海豹，也有50公斤重。
- More examples
- For polar bears, winter sea ice is where they hunt ringed seals.
- Ringed seals often use their heavy foreflipper claws to make and maintain breathing holes in the ice.
- The polar bear and its prey, the ringed seal, are maybe the two best-known examples of wildlife hit hard by receding ice.