Predators + Prey = Food Chain Harbor seals are prayed upon by many animals, but also eat many animals, known as pray. This creates the food chain and helps keep nature in balance.
Adult Harbor seals eat many things including squid, crustaceans, molluscs, and a variety of fish; including, rockfish, herring, flounder, salmon, hake, and sand lance. Harbor seals do not chew their food and often swallow it whole. A harbor seal's diet changes during the different seasons, when different prey are available. A young seal pups diet is mainly consists of small crustaceans that are easy to catch. Harbor seals weighing 220 pounds eat about 11 to 15 pounds of food per day and will dive up to 1,400 feet for a good meal. Even though harbor seals are a very
Adult Harbor seals eat many things including squid, crustaceans, molluscs, and a variety of fish; including, rockfish, herring, flounder, salmon, hake, and sand lance. Harbor seals do not chew their food and often swallow it whole. A harbor seal's diet changes during the different seasons, when different prey are available. A young seal pups diet is mainly consists of small crustaceans that are easy to catch. Harbor seals weighing 220 pounds eat about 11 to 15 pounds of food per day and will dive up to 1,400 feet for a good meal. Even though harbor seals are a very