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Harbor Seal (pup)

Phoca vitulina

Description:

Grey mottled seal species. Short neck and legs so it spends most of the time in the water and only comes to rocky shores or islands to sleep and sun.

Habitat:

Coastline and bay

Notes:

Newborn pup left stranded on the beach. Umbilical cord still attached. Parent no where. It was rescued and taken to the Marine Mammal Center.

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2 Comments

Jellis
Jellis 9 years ago

Thank you
According to the Marine Mammal rescue it was nursed and released near where it was found

TaraBradford
TaraBradford 9 years ago

Poor baby didn't even get to know its mama. I'm glad it was rescued!

Jellis
Spotted by
Jellis

California, USA

Spotted on Apr 18, 2014
Submitted on Apr 23, 2014

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