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Description:
Thin white coat Harp Seal (Pagophilus
groenlandicus) with his mother - Approximately 4 days - Each mature females
(5-6 years old) give birth to a single pup - Harp Seal milk contains up to 50%
fat, so pups gain over 2kg per day when nursing, which lasts roughly 12 days.
During this time the mother does not eat, and will lose up to 3kg per day of
body weight - Weaning is abrupt; the mother simply leaves and never comes back.
Pups are unable to swim or find food until they are about 25 days old, leaving
them very vulnerable -
Gulf of St. Lawrence at 30km from īles de
la Madeleine coasts. |
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