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Baltic Grey Seal Pup

Halichoerus grypus balticus; Halichoerus grypus macrorhynchus

Description:

The pups are born in winter, with a dense, soft silky white fur; at first they are small and shrivelled-looking, but they rapidly fatten up to look like over-filled barrels, from the extremely fat-rich milk they receive from their mothers. Within a month or so, they shed the pup fur and grow the dense waterproof adult fur, and soon leave for the sea to learn to fish for themselves.



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8 Comments

Louisa
Louisa 9 months ago

Beautiful series! I love photo #3!

AlenaDrozdova
AlenaDrozdova a year ago

He is so adorable! Very good shoots! =)

ShannaB
ShannaB a year ago

Adorable! I love the laugh in pic 3 too. : )

VivBraznell
VivBraznell a year ago

Beautiful set of photos. Thank you Vital : )

Jeannette
Jeannette a year ago

Wow, so cute ^^

Vital
Vital a year ago

Thank You, Ava and Karen!

KarenL
KarenL a year ago

Gorgeous series Vital!

Ava T-B
Ava T-B a year ago

Wonderful series! I like the laugh in picture #3.

Rīga, Vidzeme, Latvia

Lat: 57.07, Long: 24.02

Spotted on Mar 15, 2012
Submitted on Mar 23, 2012

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