Spotted seal (Seal) Coloring Pages

Black spots on a white body! The popular animal that lives in the cold sea

The Spotted seal (Seal) is part of a group of animals called pinnipeds that live in the water. Just as its Japanese name suggests, its big feature is the many black spots that look like sesame seeds on its body, making it a star at aquariums! It lives in cold seas and mostly eats fish.

English Name and Name Origin

• English Name: In English, they are called "Spotted Seal."
• Spotted means "having spots" or "polka-dotted," describing the Spotted seal (Seal) just as it looks with its black spots like sesame seeds.
• Gomafu: The Japanese name Gomafu comes from "Goma-fu", which means a pattern that looks like sprinkled sesame seeds.

Body features

The Spotted seal (Seal) has a round and chubby body, and it looks super cute!

• Size: Their body length is about 1.5 meters to 1.8 meters, and they weigh about 70 kilograms to 150 kilograms. That is as big as a grown-up lying down.
• Color: Their whole body is a base of gray or light brown, with black spots of different sizes scattered all over. These patterns have different darkness and shapes for each Spotted seal (Seal).
• Flippers: Their front and back legs are shaped like flippers for swimming, so they can move easily in the water.

＜When they are pups＞

• Newborn babies are covered in fluffy white baby fur all over their bodies. This keeps them warm on the drift ice and acts as camouflage so they can hide from predators and stay safe with their parents. As they grow up, they shed this white fur and get their adult spots!

Where do they live?

Spotted seal (Seal)s live widely in the cold northern seas.

• Main habitats: Cold seas like the coasts of the North Pacific Ocean, the Sea of Okhotsk, and the Bering Sea.
• Living in Japan: In Japan, Spotted seal (Seal) mostly live along the coast of Hokkaido, especially on the Sea of Okhotsk side. You can often see them riding on sea ice in early spring.

They move around in groups, and they often rest on ice floes or rocks.

What do they eat?

Spotted seal (Seal)s are carnivores, and they eat things that live in the ocean.

• Food: They mainly catch and eat fish (such as cod and herring), crustaceans like shrimp and crabs, as well as octopuses and squid.
• Diving: They can dive deeper than 100 meters underwater to catch their prey.

How to Pick Colors: Try the Sesame-Like "Spotted Pattern"!

The most important part of the Spotted seal (Seal) coloring page is showing the black spots that look like sesame seeds all over its body.

• Basic Colors: Color the whole body with light gray, bright bluish-gray, or light cream. This makes it look like it is underwater!
• Spots: Use dark black or dark gray to draw big and small dots all over the body. Do not make the spots too round. If you make them a little uneven, they will look more real!
• Baby Fur: If you color a baby Spotted seal (Seal), color its whole body pure white. Then add very light gray or light sky blue for soft shadows. This shows its fluffy fur!

How to Color: Show the Round Body and Shiny Fur!

Try coloring to show the Spotted seal (Seal)'s round body and its shiny fur wet with water!

• 3D Look: Put bright colors in the middle of the round body. Put dark shadows on the edges and where it touches the ground. This makes it look round and 3D!
• Shiny Fur: Do you want to show wet, shiny fur like the seals at the aquarium? Put white lines like light reflecting or bright dots right over the spots!
• Eyes and Nose: Color the eyes and nose pure black. Make the eyes round and cute to give it a lovely face!

Tips to Enjoy Your Coloring Page!

• Express Yourself Freely!
  • Draw a blue sea, white ice floes, or an aquarium pool in the background. It will make the seal look full of life. Express yourself freely!
• Draw More Creatures!
  • Draw the fish that the seal eats, or seagulls nearby! It is fun to show what it looks like in the sea or on the ice floes!