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  1. Diving #GraySeal: You can clearly see the two hind flippers and the tail stub, which together form the typical seal flap.

    Flappfalppflapp!

    #VogelFlausch #BirdPhotography #Kegelrobbe

  2. The value of #iron for a #seal: On the remote #SableIsland, #WHOI researchers are determining if an iron boost gives #GraySeal pups a head start whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/the-v

    "Most #SealPups don’t make it through their first year, and the researchers want to figure out whether higher iron intake makes a difference in the pups’ survival... Everyone has been focused on the abundance of prey and how many calories #seals are able to take in, but maybe just as important is getting the iron that they need"