Seal is the collective name for the pinniped species of seals. The seal body is thick and fusiform. Body covered with short hair, bluish-gray back, creamy yellow belly, with blue-black spots. The head is nearly round, the eyes are large and round, there is no outer auricle, the snout is short and wide, and the tentacles of the upper lip are long and thick, in the shape of a rosary. All limbs have 5 toes, with webs between the toes, forming flippers with sharp claws. The hind flippers are large, extending backward, and the tail is short and flat. Coat color varies with age: darker in cubs, lighter in adults.