A harbor seal mother and pup : nose to nose 4

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Shot Date: 2004/06/05
Shot Location: East of Hokkaido, Japan.

species
Phoca vitulina stejnegeri

Key Words
Seal
mother and pup
nursing period
smell


Y, Kobayashi et al.
2004/11/18 submitted


Animalia >Chordata >Mammalia >Pinnipedia >Phocidae >Phoca >

Harbor sealsˇˇˇĘKuril sealˇË (Phoca vitulina stejnegeri) live in east of Hokkaido, Japan. Females generally give birth to one pup each year. A harbor seal mother recognizes her pup by smell. Mother/pup pairs are often seen nuzzling nose to nose on land and in the water. Please refer to"Nose to nose ˇ§ Harbor seal 1, 2, 3" .

(Data No.momo041118pv02b)

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