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Mother and pup Ribbon Seals on the ice.

Mother and pup Ribbon Seals on the ice.
Mother and pup Ribbon Seals on the ice.
Mother and pup Ribbon Seals on the ice.
Mother and pup Ribbon Seals on the ice.
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(59°14′40″N, 172°51′13″W)
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Linder, Christopher L.
Mother and pup Ribbon Seals on the ice.
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04/25/2009
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Yesterday evening we went through a marine mammal bonanza at the ice edge - there were ribbon seals galore, like this mother and fat pup. There were ringed seals and spotted seals, too. A trio of orcas displayed their dorsal fins in an open spot in the ice. Then the ice ended and we were back into open water.
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Researchers aboard the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Healy spotted these two ribbon seals ? a mother and her fat pup ? during an April 2009 cruise to study how climate change is affecting the delicately balanced ecosystem in the Bering Sea. Ribbon seals are often seen closer to Russia, which is on the western edge of the Bering Sea.
Photo by Chris Linder
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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