Harbour Seal   (Phoca vitulina) Grey Seal   (Halichoerus grypus) Northern Elephant Seal   (Mirounga angustirostris)

order Carnivora

	suborder Pinnipedia
		The seals are usually included in the Carnivora although some authorities place them in a seperate order.
		superfamily Otarioidae
			Walrus and eared seals.
			family Otariidae
				The eared seals, comprising 14 species in 7 genera.
			family Odobenidae
				The Walrus.
		superfamily Phocoidae
			The true seals.
			family Phocidae
				The True Seals, consisting of 19 species in 10 genera.

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CORNWALL
	Isles of Scilly
		Grey seals may frequently be seen basking on the rocks.

DORSET
	River Stour at Christchurch
		A young seal took up residence on the river early in the September of 2001, thought to have wandered there from colonies on the coasts of Cornwall or Devon.

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