Atlantic Grey Seal
Atlantic Grey Seal / halichoerus grypus. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire. 15/11/17.
'MATING SEQUENCE - MAKING HIS MOVE'. (2)
Another image in the mating sequence and made last year.
BEST VIEWED LARGE.
The bull had seen off contenders and gradually moved in closer to the cow, until he was lying directly along the length of her back. Touchingly, he held his top front flipper over her shoulder.
I assume this was to check her receptiveness to his advances.
They stayed absolutely still like this for at least 20 minutes.
Finally, sensing she had accepted him, the bull suddenly raised his head, gripped some fur on her neck and adjusted the business end of his body with some ungainly wriggling!
At last.
He had won his mating rights and started to copulate.
Atlantic Grey Seal
Atlantic Grey Seal / halichoerus grypus. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire. 15/11/17.
'MATING SEQUENCE - MAKING HIS MOVE'. (2)
Another image in the mating sequence and made last year.
BEST VIEWED LARGE.
The bull had seen off contenders and gradually moved in closer to the cow, until he was lying directly along the length of her back. Touchingly, he held his top front flipper over her shoulder.
I assume this was to check her receptiveness to his advances.
They stayed absolutely still like this for at least 20 minutes.
Finally, sensing she had accepted him, the bull suddenly raised his head, gripped some fur on her neck and adjusted the business end of his body with some ungainly wriggling!
At last.
He had won his mating rights and started to copulate.