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Or maybe a sea lion. I'm not really sure. How can you tell? They're essentially all smooth-skinned, earless aquatic dogs.
The Brown Fur Seal is found along the coast of Namibia and along the west coast of South Africa to the Cape of Good Hope and the Cape Province. Its Australian subspecies breeds on nine islands in the Bass Strait between Tasmania and Victoria. Both subspecies mostly haul out and breed on rocky islands, rock ledges or reefs and pebble or boulder beaches. However South African Fur Seals have large breeding sites on sandy beaches in South Africa, and a non-breeding group regularly hauls out on a sandy beach in Cape Fria in northern Namibia.
The Brown Fur Seal's main predator is the Great white shark, although they are also preyed upon by various other animals as well, such as orcas. Land-based predators are black-backed jackals and brown hyenas on the Skeleton Coast in Namibia.
I wonder if they had cameras if they would take pictures of the boat as we passed by? Or maybe they've seen so many people they would not bother.
Northern Elephant Seal at the beach just off California State Route 1. The adult male came for the molt, a period during which it grows new skin, sheds the old skin, and rests. (One can see pieces of old skin around the animal).
Ein erwachsener See Elefant an der KĆ¼ste Kaliforniens gleich neben der BundesstraĆe. Er hƤutet sich und ruht sich aus.
He (I think) watched us very closely, while the other smaller (presumably female/younger) seals spashed around.
this young sealion was lying on the beach at two rocks today, upon closer inspection i noticed it was injured. I called the ranger but i dont know if anyone went to check on it. I hung around for about three hours waiting. I will go back tomorrow.
A Grey seal pup, nearly fully moulted having a rest after hauling out on a Cornish beach.
If you find a pup on a beach and any concern for its well being, dont hesitate in ringing the Seal Sanctuary on 01326 221361.
Please be aware these are wild animals and will bite, please keep children and dogs away from them as they can carry infectious diseases.
More info on what to do here: www.sealsanctuary.co.uk/discover.html
My Cornish Seals website: www.cornishseals.co.uk
The Seventh Seal (Swedish: Det sjunde inseglet) is an existential 1957 Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman about the journey of a medieval knight (Max von Sydow) across a plague-ridden landscape, and a monumental game of chess between himself and the personification of Death, who has come to take his life. The film is spoken in Swedish, and is shown with subtitles in local languages (quotations below are from English subtitles). The film has been regarded since its release as a masterpiece of cinematography.[1]
The title refers to a passage about the end of the world from the Book of Revelation, used both at the very start of the film, and again towards the end, beginning with the words "And when the Lamb had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour" (Revelation 8:1). Bergman developed the film from his own play Wood Painting.
Pacific harbor seals have spotted coats in a variety of shades from white or silver-gray to black or dark brown. They reach five to six feet (1.7-1.9 m) in length and weigh up to 300 pounds (140 kg). Males are slightly larger than females. They are true or crawling seals, having no external ear flaps. True seals have small flippers and must move on land by flopping along on their bellies. In San Francisco Bay, many harbor seals are fully or partially reddish in color. This may be caused by an accumulation of trace elements such as iron or selenium in the ocean or a change in the hair follicle.
A seal catches the rays of sunrise on the West Hoyle Bank just before it starts to dry. (This photo taken in exactly the same place as the previous photo.)
Heather and Paul McCartney on the Ice to Protect Harp Seals with the Humane Society of the United States before the hunt starts. March 2.2006, Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Taken from Beans Boats trip, quite hard to get a steady shot when the boat rocks around in the incoming tide waves of Blakeney Harbour entrance.