Newborn Harbor Seal Pup Splashed by Wave, Phoca vitulina richardsi

Newborn harbor seal pup just a few minutes old, has already taken to the water to learn to swim and forage. Here it is coming ashore on a sand beach, splashed by small wave as it emerges from the ocean. La Jolla, California, USA, Phoca vitulina richardsi, natural history stock photograph, photo id 39102
Newborn harbor seal pup just a few minutes old, has already taken to the water to learn to swim and forage. Here it is coming ashore on a sand beach, splashed by small wave as it emerges from the ocean. La Jolla, California, USA

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Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 39102
Format: Digital 2:3
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