Grey seal and nursing pup (IMAGE)

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Grey seal and nursing pup

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A female grey seal nursing her pup on the beaches of Sable Island, Nova Scotia. Gray seals give birth once a year and females will quickly lose ~30% of their body mass while the pup triples in size during a short nursing period of only 15-20 days.

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Image credit: Michelle Shero, under permits: NMFS 25794 and Parks Canada SINPR-2023-45671-2.

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