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Halichoerus grypus balticus; Halichoerus grypus macrorhynchus
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.
Spotted on Mar 15, 2012
Submitted on Mar 23, 2012
9 Comments
Amazing captures! You are so lucky! So happy you shared these wonderful photos! They are lovely!
Beautiful series! I love photo #3!
He is so adorable! Very good shoots! =)
Adorable! I love the laugh in pic 3 too. : )
Beautiful set of photos. Thank you Vital : )
Wow, so cute ^^
Thank You, Ava and Karen!
Gorgeous series Vital!
Wonderful series! I like the laugh in picture #3.