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The grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) is a large seal of the family Phocidae, ... All parental care is provided by the female. During breeding, ...
Seacoast Science Center Marine Mammal Rescue saved a female gray seal weanling on Wednesday at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye. The seal was stuck in the rocks of a jetty. Rescuers believe she may ...
Female pinnipeds do appear to have some choice in mates, particularly in lek-breeding species like the walrus, but also in elephant seals where the males try to dominate all the females that they want to mate with. [123] When a female elephant seal or grey seal is mounted by an unwanted male, she tries to resist and get away.
Five pinniped species, clockwise from top left: New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri), southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus), walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), and grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) Combined range of all pinnipeds
Fun Facts About Baby Grey Seals Georgie's new baby is right on target for his weight, because Grey seal pups are born weighing around 35 to 40 pounds on average. This makes them one of the largest ...
a thin, male grey seal pup found on the beach in Ship Bottom on Feb. 18; a female grey seal pup found entangled in plastic from a case of bottled water in Beach Haven on Feb. 25;
A seal pup was discovered lethargic, skinny and tangled in plastic on the shoreline in Beach Haven on Feb. 15. A call was made for an entangled seal around 4:30 p.m.
Occasionally in December and January, young grey seals are washed ashore on Amrum's beaches due to storm surges and are thereafter nursed by the adults. In January 2010 the seal shelter station at Friedrichskoog announced that more and more female grey seals were "moving away from less favourable birth sites near Amrum and Sylt to Heligoland." [23]