Poppy, a Grey Seal Pup

Grey Seals are one out of two seal subspecies, which are native to the UK. This seal subspecies is born in a white non-waterproof fur coat, and will moult into the first adult fur coat after mum leaves them (when they will be 17-23 days of age).
Poppy was not even 3 hours old when I took this photo. The female seals are usually quite active during labour, but Poppy's mum was actually sleeping when the pup popped out (I named her/him Poppy).
Poppy was not even 3 hours old when I took this photo. The female seals are usually quite active during labour, but Poppy's mum was actually sleeping when the pup popped out (I named her/him Poppy).
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