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Where do Caspian seals spend the winter and summer?
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The Caspian Sea and Karakum Desert.
Caspian seals exhibit a seasonal migration pattern within the Caspian Sea. During the winter months, they inhabit the northern region of the sea, where they spend their time on the ice.12
As the seasons change and the young seals shed their lanugo to develop adult fur, they migrate to the warmer waters of the southern reaches of the sea to spend the summer.2