The first Atlantic grey seal pups of the season have been spotted off the Northumberland coast. The Farne Islands are home to one of the largest colonies in England and last year seal pup numbers ...
WEST ISLIP, NY — West Islip community members helped "seal the deal" for a couple of rehabilitated seal pups making their way back into the ocean in late June. The pups successfully made their ...
People have been reminded to keep their distance from resting seal pups on the Manx coastline. The Manx Wildlife Trust said the risk to Atlantic grey seal pups grew as the weather worsened during ...
After this time the pups are left on the ice while they lose their white fur and grow a grey coat. The seals are then ready to head off into the ocean on their own and begin their first migration ...
Sable Island, Nova Scotia, is a remote, almost mythical landscape in the northwest Atlantic ... of female seals head to Sable to give birth. In 2016 alone, more than 80,000 pups were born.
Usually, the team sends rehabilitated seal pups back into the ocean in groups of three or four, but during this festive season, they decided to send all eight back home for the holidays.
The first elephant seal ... pups for about a month. The pup gains weight rapidly, up to about 300 pounds. The mothers stay with the pup the entire time. They don’t leave the pup to feed in the ...