For humans, putting on a few extra pounds around the holidays is not always desirable and can occasionally be unhealthy. Northern fur seal pups, though, need to put on as much weight as possible before their moms wean and abandon them.
Farallones Categories: weaned pups
Pup Weaning is in Full Swing!
Pup weaning is in full swing here on the Farallon Islands! These curious weaned pups have much to learn and even more fat rolls. Here is the envious daily schedule of our resident weaners: Wake up; Stretch, Scratch, Scream, Sleep, Repeat!
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