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seal pup skull

Photo by David
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43.9962, -68.8003

Field Notes

Description:

The remains of this young seal had been bleaching out above the high tide mark for some time on a remote island beach.

Habitat:

small islands off the coast of Maine

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)

Hi David! Great find! Please consider adding this spotting to the Identifying Animals Through Osteology Mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8475425
Wow - that was a great series - and great narration, Thanks!
poor pup. apparently only 30% survival rate for pups. You might like my series of a pup birth: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/5515223 There is a link to the scroll down story on flickr.
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PublishedApril 27, 2011

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