Thursday, July 27, 2006

Oily Faced Seal









We got a call about a fur seal that hauled out on local beach at work today. I reckon it was a New Zealand Fur Seal but could have been an Australian Fur Seal. They are hard to tell apart. The seas are huge around Port Macquarie so not surprising it came ashore (normal behavior). The thing that wasn't normal is the oil it had on the left side of it's face...
Should be able to preen it off eventually.... it was rubbing it's face on it's back on and on the rocks.

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