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Marine Mammal Species List

A = Abundant; C = Common; CL = Common locally; U= Uncommon; UL = Uncommon locally; R = Rare

Sea otter, Enhydra lutris - CL

River otter, Lutra canadensis - C (rocky intertidal)

Harbor seal, Phoca vitulina - A

Northern Fur Seal, Callorhinus ursinus - Occasional

Steller's sea lion, Eumetopias jubatus - U

California sea lion, Zalophus californianus - U

Northern elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris - R

Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus - C (spring and fall)

Minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata - U (summer and fall)

Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae - U (fall)

Harbor porpoise, Phocoena phocoena - CL (summer)

Orca or Killer whale, Orcinus orca - U (summer and fall)

Dall’s porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli - U

Pacific white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens - U

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snow covered forest and meadow

Did You Know?
That endemic Olympic snow moles are scurrying beneath this blanket of snow? Olympic National Park's Hurricane Ridge is blanketed with over ten feet of snow for most of the winter, providing water for summer and protection for snow moles in winter.
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Last Updated: September 28, 2010 at 16:40 MST