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Picture of a fluffy white harp seal pup under a piece of ice
July 19, 2022

Harp Seal

A harp seal pup seeks shelter from the wind beneath a tall piece of ice on the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Quebec, Canada. Harp seals are born on the ice, and only nursed for about two weeks before their mothers move on.
Photograph by Jennifer Hayes, Nat Geo Image Collection

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