J Erickson
Motherly Love
We have 3 harbor seals who have pups every year in the same location, so we had to name them to keep them straight. This is Mama-Goggles (because of the circles around her eyes) with her 1.5 week old pup.
Fun fact about harbor seal whiskers: The irregular, wavy shape of the whiskers holds the whisker steady as the seal swims. They only vibrate in response to the hydrodynamic trails created by the movement of their prey, which allows the seals to hunt in near total darkness.
Motherly Love
We have 3 harbor seals who have pups every year in the same location, so we had to name them to keep them straight. This is Mama-Goggles (because of the circles around her eyes) with her 1.5 week old pup.
Fun fact about harbor seal whiskers: The irregular, wavy shape of the whiskers holds the whisker steady as the seal swims. They only vibrate in response to the hydrodynamic trails created by the movement of their prey, which allows the seals to hunt in near total darkness.