sentence: Adults are greyish-brown in colour, darker on the back.
sentences_before: Features of this earless seal include square front flippers and thick bristles on its muzzle.
sentences_after: Occasionally the face and neck are reddish-brown. Bearded seal pups are born with a greyish-brown fur with scattered patches of white on the back and head. The bearded seal is unique in the subfamily Phocinae in having two pairs of teats. This is a feature it shares with monk seals.
concept_name: adult
headings: Bearded seal Description
categories: Pinnipeds Mammals of Great Britain