When they're dry, the whiskers curl around the mouth. Bearded seals can be gray to dark brown. Bearded seals are also usually found alone. Kind of like when we go to the store. There may be other people there, but we're not with them.
Bearded seals have thick claws.
They use their claws, while under water to dig through the ice to create a hole to breathe air. Bearded seals are camouflaged. They can also dive under water to or climb up on the ice to avoid danger. However, it is hard for any animal to hide from a polar bear because they can go on land or in the water. They're known to hunt seals from their breathing holes, too.