They are particularly common around western Scotland and the northern UK islands. Harbour seals can dive to depths of 90 metres and remain underwater holding their breath for up to 28 minutes.

The larger grey seals are now taking over the areas where harbour seals - also known as common seals - would traditionally "haul out" of the water. That has forced harbour seals on to public ...

Photographs of seals are being used at two sites in Orkney in a bid to stop a decline in numbers. Latest figures show that populations of harbour, or common, seals in Orkney and down the Scottish ...

It wasn't until 2013 that genetic research finally identified them as harbor seals. A long-standing question has been whether ...