003-038 - 05.03.2007 15:13:36

GPS: 46.966431°-62.116831°
PhotoID: B027-B
VoyageID: VG-009

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Description: Thin white coat Harp Seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) - Approximately 4 days - Length 80cm - Weigh 10kg - After two or three days the pups lose their yellow colouration - it is either bleached by the sun or washed by rain - and turn a pristine white. Feeding regulary on mother's milk, these thin whitecoast gain weight quickly, and grow stronger and more coordinated in their movements - Gulf of St. Lawrence at 30km from īles de la Madeleine coasts.