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Take the kids to see the rescued California sea lions, Northern fur seals, Northern elephant seals and Pacific harbor seals at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center.

She worked with orphaned harbor seals at the New England Aquarium and then at the Wildlife Clinic at Tufts University's School of Veterinary Medicine before attending veterinary school.

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Shure, a photographer / videographer who often shoots under water, was diving off Rockport at a depth of about 20 feet when the harbor seal approached.

CHELSEA — A carousel featuring a harbor seal with black spots, a green - scaled Atlantic sturgeon and a white unicorn covered in pastel butterflies was unveiled Monday as part of a $ 50 - million facelift to the Hudson River Park at Piers 62 and 63.

A look at bone structure in a fur seal, which has stiff flippers, and a harbor seal, which has bendable paws, reveals an anatomical basis for their different feeding styles.

But clawed paws in these northern «true seals,» which include harbor and harp seals, seem to be more than just a holdover from ancient times, says David Hocking, a marine zoologist at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.

Hopefully, this internship may turn out to be a program for future science assistants at NSF like the fieldwork I'm currently participating in with Dr. Jim Harvey and his studies on harbor seals.

The researchers tested the observation by playing recorded calls of both groups at popular harbor seal hangouts in British Columbia to see how the seals would react.

Her seventh graders at the Mare Island Technology Academy, in Vallejo, California, choose a seafaring species — such as the harbor seal, black - footed albatross, or leatherback turtle — and draw a picture of it, using pencil or ink.

Dogs sounding like harbor seals, gremlins, wind - up toys, grumbling strangely while sleeping, or simply being plain ole» weirdos — watch as these silly dogs attempt to communicate who - knows - what to their humans with some appearing a bit frustrated as their person laughs at how cute they are being!

San Mateo County Park Ranger Rob Cala caught these stunning photos of Heyerdahl struggling in the water and alone on the beach at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, a known harbor seal haul - out area.

Within a few months, our busy elephant seal and harbor seal pup seasons were in full swing as well, and we were caring for a record number of patients on - site at our hospital in Sausalito, California: 291.

Amongst animals seen at the Center, California sea lions (more than 10,000 have been admitted to the Center since 1975) have a lower rate of birth defects, at 0.09 %, while Pacific harbor seals (the Center has admitted more than 2,200 since 1975) are at 0.4 %.

At Horseshoe Cove and the fishing pier one can spot shorebirds, sea lions and harbor seals.

Take in the abundance of marine life — sea lions, harbor and elephant seals abound — before landing at Cuyler Point and hiking with a qualified naturalist to Lester Point.

It provides breeding and feeding grounds for at least twenty - five endangered or threatened species; thirty - six marine mammal species, including blue, gray, and humpback whales, harbor seals, elephant seals, Pacific white - sided dolphins, and one of the southernmost U.S. populations of threatened Steller sea lions; over a quarter - million breeding seabirds; and one of the most significant white shark populations on the planet.

A handful of curious harbor seals seemed puzzled by the whole idea, as did at least one in our party of eleven.

The cold, nutrient - rich water surrounding the 9,491 - acre, eight - mile - long and four - mile - wide island is home for a diversity of sea life, including 100,000 northern elephant seals, California sea lions, northern fur seals and harbor seals that breed at varying times throughout the year on Point Bennett (30,000 may be on the beach at any particular time).

Learn more about the region at the visitor center or by chatting with the rangers, and expect to see wildlife, from harbor seals, seabirds in the warmer months and migrating gray whales.

Free - feeding is how we feed most of the animals at the Center, including weaned pups, California sea lions, northern and Guadalupe fur seals, and adult harbor seals.

By April, our busy elephant seal and harbor seal pup seasons were in full swing as well, and we were caring for a record number of patients onsite at our hospital in Sausalito, California: 291.

Just south of Carmel at Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, trails edge granite coves, where you can spy harbor seals and sea otters in the waters below.

An army of harbor seals guards a beach at its mouth, opposite Lincoln City's Taft neighborhood, while a variety of waterfowl and wading birds patrol the salt marshes and mudflats to the south and east.

Play a round at Pebble Beach, the No. 1 public golf course in the country, book a surf lesson, or make for Point Lobos State Reserve, where scuba divers and kayakers share the water with harbor seals and sea otters.

On Friday, three rehabilitated harbor seal pups were released by the Marine Mammal Center at the private estate of Melanie and Richard Lundquist at Otter Cove in Pebble Beach.

Outdoor volunteer activities include habitat restoration, monitoring harbor seals, helping out at Kule Loklo or the Morgan Horse Ranch, repairing trails, and educating visitors about elephant seals, snowy plovers and tule elk, amongst other opportunities.

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