-
This little kid fell and the seal seemed to be very worried about her
Protective sea lion is protective.
(via kraken-maid)
-
Wild California Sea Lion by julesoflondon on Flickr.
-
-
(Source: delusionaldragqueen, via kraken-maid)
-
Historical depictions of the Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) are supposedly some of the strangest and most varied of any animal. The Swedish writer Olaus Magnus is largely to blame for this, having produced the first five. Of course, context is everything; it was the 16th Century and there were no previous models to work from, no formal science, few remains and lots of garbled anecdotes. There was really no reason to think there wasn’t an armada of tusked monsters lurking in the mysterious Arctic. The third of these depictions — which can only be described as some sort of sabre-toothed otter-pig — was labeled the “Rosmarus seu Morsus Norvegicus”, and appears to have provided the walrus with the specific part of its scientific name.
In 1598, De Veer had a close encounter with some “Sea Horses”, although somehow produced a drawing that looked like a legless otter with barely-protruding fangs. In 1613, things took a huge leap forward with Hessel Gerard’s “Walruss”, who drew the young animal from life and its mother from a mount. Apparently, this was the last time the hindlimbs of a walrus would be correctly depicted for 250 years.
In 1765, things took a bit of a step back with Buffon’s illustration, evidently made from a mount posed like a true seal, and a huge step back with Marten’s neckless “Wall-Ross”.
All of this information is from:
Allen, J. (1880) History of North American Pinnipeds. Available.(via paramaline)
-
Silly, spinning Hawaiian Monk Seal by Brian V
This seal is on spin cycle.
-
Nelson the Seal, Looe, Cornwall, England on Flickr.
Via Flickr:
Nelson the Seal, Looe, Cornwall, England
From Geograph: This bronze memorial to Nelson is situated in West Looe. The plaque reads “NELSON Obit 2003. A distinctive ‘one-eyed’ scarred bull Grey Seal who was a familiar sight in the harbours of south Cornwall for over 25 years. Eventually he settled on the rocks of Looe Island as his home and made Looe harbour his dining room where he was fed and his company enjoyed by local fishermen, townsfolk and countless visitors. ‘A Grand Old Man of the Sea’ and a great favourite with all. In life, Nelson was a splendid ambassador for his species; now, in bronze, he serves as a potent symbol of the rich marine environment of the area and a permanent reminder of the need for it to be cherished. Unveiled by Sir Robin Knox-Jonhston CBE 28th May 2008.”
My images are registered with the US Copyright Office, they must not be used for commercial purposes under any circumstances without my express permission. All commercial uses will incur a licensing fee. In addition, my photographs cannot be modified for commercial or advertising use, nor can they be copied or reproduced in any form without my permission. For non commercial use, such as on a blog, attribution to Joe Daniel Price including a return link must be made along with the image. If you would like to purchase my prints you can do that here. If you’d like to inquire about licensing an image commercially please message me via Flickr Mail, email me at pprice@gotadsl.co.uk or choose request to license the image via Getty.(via juliangriffith)
-
The crisis facing California sea lions
State officials have declared an “unusual mortality event” for California sea lions, after an unusually high number of pups barely clinging to life have recently washed ashore.
For a sense of the sheer number of pups who have reportedly been found washed up:
In Los Angeles County, nearly 400 pups have been stranded since the beginning of the year. Last year, 36 were reported during that stretch.
As of March 24, officials said, 214 sea lions were reported stranded in San Diego County, 189 in Orange County, 108 in Santa Barbara County and 42 in Ventura County.
Read more from reporter Rick Rojas here.
Photos: Allen J. Schaben, Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times
Please consider donating to the Marine Mammal Center.
- $1 = 1 pound of fish
- $10 = one fish smoothie for one seal pup
- $25 = medical care for one pup
- $50 = a day of fish smoothies for one pup
- $75 = meals and medication for a seal pup for one day
-
-
Seal pups use surfboard as a slip-n-slide — seriously cute video as these youngsters try to hop up onto a surfboard with a mounted GoPro camera capturing it all.
Not pictured: Buster Bluth’s hand.
