Weaned Grey Seal Pups

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).
These pups have moulted into the grey fur coat. Weaned grey seal pups have been seen to form alliances with other pups at a similar age. I took this photo in the Wintrton area in 2023 when these pups were all born far into the dunes following severe storm surges.