Ringed seals are especially important to polar bears and they will spend the majority of their time on ice.
Nevertheless, when disturbed by intruders harbor seals and Baikal seals may slap their fore-flippers against their bodies as warnings.
Lactation in otariids may last 6—11 months; in the it can last as long as 3 years.
Various seal species can be found in the Arctic waters like, for example, the bearded seal, the spotted seal, and the ringed seal.