Harp Seal Swimming in Echo Bay in New Rochelle, NY

30 seconds of video of an extremely rare siting of a Harp Seal (also known as a Saddleback Seal). They are typically found in the Arctic or Far North Atlantic. This poor fellow is obviously separated from his herd.

According to Wikipedia, the Harp seal population is found in three separate populations, each of which uses a specific breeding site. The Western North Atlantic stock, which is the largest, is located off eastern Canada. This population is further divided into two separate herds based on the breeding location. The Front herd breeds off the coast of Labrador and Newfoundland, and the Gulf herd breeds near the Magdalen Islands in the middle of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. A second stock breeds on the "West Ice" off eastern Greenland. A third stock breeds on the "East Ice" in the White Sea, which is off the coast of Russia. Breeding occurs between mid-February and April, and varies somewhat for each stock.

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