Editing Bearded seal (section)

==Subspecies==
There are two recognized subspecies of this seal:<ref name=msw3/>
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|[[File:Bartrobbe 2-2002.jpg|120px]]|| ''Erignathus barbatus barbatus'' {{small|(Erxleben 1777)}} – Eastern bearded seal|| 
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|[[File:Bearded Seal at Svalbard (cropped).jpg|120px]]|| ''Erignathus barbatus nauticus'' {{small|(Pallas 1811)}} – Western bearded seal||
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While the validity of these subspecies has been questioned, and is not yet supported by any molecular data,<ref name="Berta2012"/> analysis of the animals' calls does indicate a differentiation between different populations.<ref name=Risch2006>{{cite journal | author = Risch, D. | year = 2006 | title = Vocalizations of male bearded seals, ''Erignathus barbatus'': classification and geographical variation | journal = Animal Behaviour | volume = 73 | issue = 5 | pages = 747–762 | doi = 10.1016/j.anbehav.2006.06.012| s2cid = 53187110 |display-authors=etal}}</ref>
[[File:Bearded Seal (Erignathus barbatus), Baltasound marina - geograph.org.uk - 2323394.jpg|alt=|thumb|Bearded seal face.]]