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Grey Seal Pup

Halichoerus grypus

Photo by moralcoral
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Description:

Spotted on a call out while working for DEFA, someone reported that this pup was injured but was quite happy when we got there!

Once a threatened species is now on the rise with the UK holding one of the largest populations in the world!

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Comments (3)
galewhale..Gale
"have a more pronounced droop in the lips like an upturned heart than the harbours" Like that description I'll keep an eye out for droopy lips! I can't be sure because the angle is difficult but there is something about the set of the eyes they seem wider apart on a Harbor seal.
moralcoral
Really i thought it was a grey because the snout was longer then others i had seen around there! i find also the greys have a more pronounced droop in the lips like an upturned heart than the harbours

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Marine Mammals of the World
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PublishedNovember 11, 2011

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