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Halichoerus grypus

Gray Seal

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Containing group: Phocidae

Other Names for Halichoerus grypus

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Scientific Name Halichoerus grypus
Location Aland Islands
Comments Finland (Åland Islands) / Sweden: A grey seal waving its flipper on Märket, a small lighthouse island in the Baltic Sea at the border between Finland and Sweden. The same seal enjoyed the sunny morning also in the previously published seal photos.
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Grey seal on Märket
Source Collection Flickr
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License - Version 2.0.
Copyright © 2008 Niklas Sjöblom
Scientific Name Halichoerus grypus
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Life Cycle Stage juvenile
Source IMG_0595
Source Collection Flickr
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License - Version 2.0.
Copyright © 2007 Wayne
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