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A Ringed Seal was recently photographed in Forth, marking a rare appearance of this Arctic pinniped in Britain.

The animal was seen in the Firth of Forth near Skinflats Lagoons on 15 February, with the images posted on Facebook – but no subsequent sightings have been made.

Ringed Seal is a wide-ranging species, throughout the Arctic, where it is often the commonest species of seal. It breeds on pack ice. Inland populations are found in Finland and Russia.

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