More seal pics from last November I'm afraid.
The female on the left was starting to take an interest in the pup. Mum was not happy....

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Taken at Donna Nook National Nature Reserve last November.
A cold, dull day gave an exposure time longer than I would wish.

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Happiness is a cold muddy ditch....
Taken at Donna Nook National Nature Reserve last November.

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Taken last November at Donna Nook National Nature Reserve, Lincolnshire.
Doesn't the ear look like an eye? :)

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They are fed by their mother for 18-21 days. A female's milk contains up to 60% fat, so pups grow very quickly, gaining about 2kg in weight each day.
The females leave the pups after 21 days and go back to sea. The pups then have to learn to look after themselves. The mortality rate in the first year is 30-50%.

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