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A Beautiful Dermal Defense
Alyssa Gehman
Category: Vertebrates
In mid July, during a visit to Mandarte Island, this female Harbour Seal visited came every day with her baby to the shore where they rested and took sun bath. It was the first time I saw a seal that close.