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Young Seal
Deception Island. South Shetlands. Off Antarctic Pennisula. Telefon Bay.
There were two very young seals laying on the beach at Telefon Bay. The expedition team had put up flags or other markers indicating we were not to get within perhaps 20 feet of them. They did not seem to mind that we were there.
I believe this is a crabeater seal. The name is not accurate. They apparently eat mostly krill, not crabs.
(26 Nov 2010)
