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Whitecoat Harp Seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada - 23 Mar 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Stewart Cook / IFAW / Rex Features ( 1157676o )
Whitecoat Harp Seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada - 23 Mar 2010
CANADIAN SEAL HUNT - POOR ICE CONDITIONS LEAD TO SEAL FEARS
Canada's controversial seal hunt has once again got underway but this year it would seem the greatest threat to the seals is not the hunters but the lack of ice.
Thousands of harp seal pups are presumed dead in and around the Gulf of St. Lawrence due to some of the worst ice conditions recorded in eastern Canada.
According to IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) the Gulf, which is the annual birthing ground for hundreds of thousands of harp seals, is essentially devoid of both ice and seals.
"The conditions this year are disastrous for seal pups. I've surveyed this region for nine years and have never seen anything like this," said Sheryl Fink, a senior researcher with IFAW.
"There is wide open water instead of the usual ice floes and rather than the hundreds of thousands of seal pups that we normally encounter only a handful of baby harp and hooded seals - animals that are normally found on ice - remain on the beaches."
Due to the poor condition the group is expecting an extremely high pup mortality this year.
It was a similar situation in 2007 when 99% of harp seal pups born in the Southern Gulf of St Lawrence are thought to have died due to lack of ice.
Scientists with IFAW are concerned that the cumulative effects of high pup mortality because of poor ice conditions, added to the high numbers killed in other years due to the commercial hunt, could be devastating.
"Finding these ice-dependent seal species on land is extremely unusual, and should be considered a warning signal," added Fink.
"The seal pups we have found on shore are thin and unable to defend themselves or escape from land-based predators.
"It is highly unlikely that any o...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EBPXDVXDR
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Whitecoat Harp Seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada - 23 Mar 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Stewart Cook / IFAW / Rex Features ( 1157676p )
Whitecoat Harp Seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada - 23 Mar 2010
CANADIAN SEAL HUNT - POOR ICE CONDITIONS LEAD TO SEAL FEARS
Canada's controversial seal hunt has once again got underway but this year it would seem the greatest threat to the seals is not the hunters but the lack of ice.
Thousands of harp seal pups are presumed dead in and around the Gulf of St. Lawrence due to some of the worst ice conditions recorded in eastern Canada.
According to IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) the Gulf, which is the annual birthing ground for hundreds of thousands of harp seals, is essentially devoid of both ice and seals.
"The conditions this year are disastrous for seal pups. I've surveyed this region for nine years and have never seen anything like this," said Sheryl Fink, a senior researcher with IFAW.
"There is wide open water instead of the usual ice floes and rather than the hundreds of thousands of seal pups that we normally encounter only a handful of baby harp and hooded seals - animals that are normally found on ice - remain on the beaches."
Due to the poor condition the group is expecting an extremely high pup mortality this year.
It was a similar situation in 2007 when 99% of harp seal pups born in the Southern Gulf of St Lawrence are thought to have died due to lack of ice.
Scientists with IFAW are concerned that the cumulative effects of high pup mortality because of poor ice conditions, added to the high numbers killed in other years due to the commercial hunt, could be devastating.
"Finding these ice-dependent seal species on land is extremely unusual, and should be considered a warning signal," added Fink.
"The seal pups we have found on shore are thin and unable to defend themselves or escape from land-based predators.
"It is highly unlikely that any o...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EBPXDVXDR
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Whitecoat Harp Seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada - 23 Mar 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Stewart Cook / IFAW / Rex Features ( 1157676n )
Whitecoat Harp Seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada - 23 Mar 2010
CANADIAN SEAL HUNT - POOR ICE CONDITIONS LEAD TO SEAL FEARS
Canada's controversial seal hunt has once again got underway but this year it would seem the greatest threat to the seals is not the hunters but the lack of ice.
Thousands of harp seal pups are presumed dead in and around the Gulf of St. Lawrence due to some of the worst ice conditions recorded in eastern Canada.
According to IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) the Gulf, which is the annual birthing ground for hundreds of thousands of harp seals, is essentially devoid of both ice and seals.
"The conditions this year are disastrous for seal pups. I've surveyed this region for nine years and have never seen anything like this," said Sheryl Fink, a senior researcher with IFAW.
"There is wide open water instead of the usual ice floes and rather than the hundreds of thousands of seal pups that we normally encounter only a handful of baby harp and hooded seals - animals that are normally found on ice - remain on the beaches."
Due to the poor condition the group is expecting an extremely high pup mortality this year.
It was a similar situation in 2007 when 99% of harp seal pups born in the Southern Gulf of St Lawrence are thought to have died due to lack of ice.
Scientists with IFAW are concerned that the cumulative effects of high pup mortality because of poor ice conditions, added to the high numbers killed in other years due to the commercial hunt, could be devastating.
"Finding these ice-dependent seal species on land is extremely unusual, and should be considered a warning signal," added Fink.
"The seal pups we have found on shore are thin and unable to defend themselves or escape from land-based predators.
"It is highly unlikely that any o...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EBPXDVXDR
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Whitecoat Harp Seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada - 23 Mar 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Stewart Cook / IFAW / Rex Features ( 1157676q )
Whitecoat Harp Seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada - 23 Mar 2010
CANADIAN SEAL HUNT - POOR ICE CONDITIONS LEAD TO SEAL FEARS
Canada's controversial seal hunt has once again got underway but this year it would seem the greatest threat to the seals is not the hunters but the lack of ice.
Thousands of harp seal pups are presumed dead in and around the Gulf of St. Lawrence due to some of the worst ice conditions recorded in eastern Canada.
According to IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) the Gulf, which is the annual birthing ground for hundreds of thousands of harp seals, is essentially devoid of both ice and seals.
"The conditions this year are disastrous for seal pups. I've surveyed this region for nine years and have never seen anything like this," said Sheryl Fink, a senior researcher with IFAW.
"There is wide open water instead of the usual ice floes and rather than the hundreds of thousands of seal pups that we normally encounter only a handful of baby harp and hooded seals - animals that are normally found on ice - remain on the beaches."
Due to the poor condition the group is expecting an extremely high pup mortality this year.
It was a similar situation in 2007 when 99% of harp seal pups born in the Southern Gulf of St Lawrence are thought to have died due to lack of ice.
Scientists with IFAW are concerned that the cumulative effects of high pup mortality because of poor ice conditions, added to the high numbers killed in other years due to the commercial hunt, could be devastating.
"Finding these ice-dependent seal species on land is extremely unusual, and should be considered a warning signal," added Fink.
"The seal pups we have found on shore are thin and unable to defend themselves or escape from land-based predators.
"It is highly unlikely that any o...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EBPXDVXDR
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Whitecoat Harp Seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada - 23 Mar 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Stewart Cook / IFAW / Rex Features ( 1157676l )
Whitecoat Harp Seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada - 23 Mar 2010
CANADIAN SEAL HUNT - POOR ICE CONDITIONS LEAD TO SEAL FEARS
Canada's controversial seal hunt has once again got underway but this year it would seem the greatest threat to the seals is not the hunters but the lack of ice.
Thousands of harp seal pups are presumed dead in and around the Gulf of St. Lawrence due to some of the worst ice conditions recorded in eastern Canada.
According to IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) the Gulf, which is the annual birthing ground for hundreds of thousands of harp seals, is essentially devoid of both ice and seals.
"The conditions this year are disastrous for seal pups. I've surveyed this region for nine years and have never seen anything like this," said Sheryl Fink, a senior researcher with IFAW.
"There is wide open water instead of the usual ice floes and rather than the hundreds of thousands of seal pups that we normally encounter only a handful of baby harp and hooded seals - animals that are normally found on ice - remain on the beaches."
Due to the poor condition the group is expecting an extremely high pup mortality this year.
It was a similar situation in 2007 when 99% of harp seal pups born in the Southern Gulf of St Lawrence are thought to have died due to lack of ice.
Scientists with IFAW are concerned that the cumulative effects of high pup mortality because of poor ice conditions, added to the high numbers killed in other years due to the commercial hunt, could be devastating.
"Finding these ice-dependent seal species on land is extremely unusual, and should be considered a warning signal," added Fink.
"The seal pups we have found on shore are thin and unable to defend themselves or escape from land-based predators.
"It is highly unlikely that any o...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EBPXDVXDR
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Whitecoat Harp Seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada - 23 Mar 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Stewart Cook / IFAW / Rex Features ( 1157676j )
Whitecoat Harp Seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada - 23 Mar 2010
CANADIAN SEAL HUNT - POOR ICE CONDITIONS LEAD TO SEAL FEARS
Canada's controversial seal hunt has once again got underway but this year it would seem the greatest threat to the seals is not the hunters but the lack of ice.
Thousands of harp seal pups are presumed dead in and around the Gulf of St. Lawrence due to some of the worst ice conditions recorded in eastern Canada.
According to IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) the Gulf, which is the annual birthing ground for hundreds of thousands of harp seals, is essentially devoid of both ice and seals.
"The conditions this year are disastrous for seal pups. I've surveyed this region for nine years and have never seen anything like this," said Sheryl Fink, a senior researcher with IFAW.
"There is wide open water instead of the usual ice floes and rather than the hundreds of thousands of seal pups that we normally encounter only a handful of baby harp and hooded seals - animals that are normally found on ice - remain on the beaches."
Due to the poor condition the group is expecting an extremely high pup mortality this year.
It was a similar situation in 2007 when 99% of harp seal pups born in the Southern Gulf of St Lawrence are thought to have died due to lack of ice.
Scientists with IFAW are concerned that the cumulative effects of high pup mortality because of poor ice conditions, added to the high numbers killed in other years due to the commercial hunt, could be devastating.
"Finding these ice-dependent seal species on land is extremely unusual, and should be considered a warning signal," added Fink.
"The seal pups we have found on shore are thin and unable to defend themselves or escape from land-based predators.
"It is highly unlikely that any o...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EBPXDVXDR
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Whitecoat Harp Seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada - 23 Mar 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Stewart Cook / IFAW / Rex Features ( 1157676k )
Whitecoat Harp Seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada - 23 Mar 2010
CANADIAN SEAL HUNT - POOR ICE CONDITIONS LEAD TO SEAL FEARS
Canada's controversial seal hunt has once again got underway but this year it would seem the greatest threat to the seals is not the hunters but the lack of ice.
Thousands of harp seal pups are presumed dead in and around the Gulf of St. Lawrence due to some of the worst ice conditions recorded in eastern Canada.
According to IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) the Gulf, which is the annual birthing ground for hundreds of thousands of harp seals, is essentially devoid of both ice and seals.
"The conditions this year are disastrous for seal pups. I've surveyed this region for nine years and have never seen anything like this," said Sheryl Fink, a senior researcher with IFAW.
"There is wide open water instead of the usual ice floes and rather than the hundreds of thousands of seal pups that we normally encounter only a handful of baby harp and hooded seals - animals that are normally found on ice - remain on the beaches."
Due to the poor condition the group is expecting an extremely high pup mortality this year.
It was a similar situation in 2007 when 99% of harp seal pups born in the Southern Gulf of St Lawrence are thought to have died due to lack of ice.
Scientists with IFAW are concerned that the cumulative effects of high pup mortality because of poor ice conditions, added to the high numbers killed in other years due to the commercial hunt, could be devastating.
"Finding these ice-dependent seal species on land is extremely unusual, and should be considered a warning signal," added Fink.
"The seal pups we have found on shore are thin and unable to defend themselves or escape from land-based predators.
"It is highly unlikely that any o...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EBPXDVXDR
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Whitecoat Harp Seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada - 23 Mar 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Stewart Cook / IFAW / Rex Features ( 1157676g )
Whitecoat Harp Seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada - 23 Mar 2010
CANADIAN SEAL HUNT - POOR ICE CONDITIONS LEAD TO SEAL FEARS
Canada's controversial seal hunt has once again got underway but this year it would seem the greatest threat to the seals is not the hunters but the lack of ice.
Thousands of harp seal pups are presumed dead in and around the Gulf of St. Lawrence due to some of the worst ice conditions recorded in eastern Canada.
According to IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) the Gulf, which is the annual birthing ground for hundreds of thousands of harp seals, is essentially devoid of both ice and seals.
"The conditions this year are disastrous for seal pups. I've surveyed this region for nine years and have never seen anything like this," said Sheryl Fink, a senior researcher with IFAW.
"There is wide open water instead of the usual ice floes and rather than the hundreds of thousands of seal pups that we normally encounter only a handful of baby harp and hooded seals - animals that are normally found on ice - remain on the beaches."
Due to the poor condition the group is expecting an extremely high pup mortality this year.
It was a similar situation in 2007 when 99% of harp seal pups born in the Southern Gulf of St Lawrence are thought to have died due to lack of ice.
Scientists with IFAW are concerned that the cumulative effects of high pup mortality because of poor ice conditions, added to the high numbers killed in other years due to the commercial hunt, could be devastating.
"Finding these ice-dependent seal species on land is extremely unusual, and should be considered a warning signal," added Fink.
"The seal pups we have found on shore are thin and unable to defend themselves or escape from land-based predators.
"It is highly unlikely that any o...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EBPXDVXDR
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Whitecoat Harp Seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada - 23 Mar 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Stewart Cook / IFAW / Rex Features ( 1157676h )
Whitecoat Harp Seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada - 23 Mar 2010
CANADIAN SEAL HUNT - POOR ICE CONDITIONS LEAD TO SEAL FEARS
Canada's controversial seal hunt has once again got underway but this year it would seem the greatest threat to the seals is not the hunters but the lack of ice.
Thousands of harp seal pups are presumed dead in and around the Gulf of St. Lawrence due to some of the worst ice conditions recorded in eastern Canada.
According to IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) the Gulf, which is the annual birthing ground for hundreds of thousands of harp seals, is essentially devoid of both ice and seals.
"The conditions this year are disastrous for seal pups. I've surveyed this region for nine years and have never seen anything like this," said Sheryl Fink, a senior researcher with IFAW.
"There is wide open water instead of the usual ice floes and rather than the hundreds of thousands of seal pups that we normally encounter only a handful of baby harp and hooded seals - animals that are normally found on ice - remain on the beaches."
Due to the poor condition the group is expecting an extremely high pup mortality this year.
It was a similar situation in 2007 when 99% of harp seal pups born in the Southern Gulf of St Lawrence are thought to have died due to lack of ice.
Scientists with IFAW are concerned that the cumulative effects of high pup mortality because of poor ice conditions, added to the high numbers killed in other years due to the commercial hunt, could be devastating.
"Finding these ice-dependent seal species on land is extremely unusual, and should be considered a warning signal," added Fink.
"The seal pups we have found on shore are thin and unable to defend themselves or escape from land-based predators.
"It is highly unlikely that any o...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EBPXDVXDR
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Whitecoat Harp Seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada - 23 Mar 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Stewart Cook / IFAW / Rex Features ( 1157676e )
Whitecoat Harp Seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada - 23 Mar 2010
CANADIAN SEAL HUNT - POOR ICE CONDITIONS LEAD TO SEAL FEARS
Canada's controversial seal hunt has once again got underway but this year it would seem the greatest threat to the seals is not the hunters but the lack of ice.
Thousands of harp seal pups are presumed dead in and around the Gulf of St. Lawrence due to some of the worst ice conditions recorded in eastern Canada.
According to IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) the Gulf, which is the annual birthing ground for hundreds of thousands of harp seals, is essentially devoid of both ice and seals.
"The conditions this year are disastrous for seal pups. I've surveyed this region for nine years and have never seen anything like this," said Sheryl Fink, a senior researcher with IFAW.
"There is wide open water instead of the usual ice floes and rather than the hundreds of thousands of seal pups that we normally encounter only a handful of baby harp and hooded seals - animals that are normally found on ice - remain on the beaches."
Due to the poor condition the group is expecting an extremely high pup mortality this year.
It was a similar situation in 2007 when 99% of harp seal pups born in the Southern Gulf of St Lawrence are thought to have died due to lack of ice.
Scientists with IFAW are concerned that the cumulative effects of high pup mortality because of poor ice conditions, added to the high numbers killed in other years due to the commercial hunt, could be devastating.
"Finding these ice-dependent seal species on land is extremely unusual, and should be considered a warning signal," added Fink.
"The seal pups we have found on shore are thin and unable to defend themselves or escape from land-based predators.
"It is highly unlikely that any o...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EBPXDVXDR
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Whitecoat Harp Seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada - 23 Mar 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Stewart Cook / IFAW / Rex Features ( 1157676c )
Whitecoat Harp Seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada - 23 Mar 2010
CANADIAN SEAL HUNT - POOR ICE CONDITIONS LEAD TO SEAL FEARS
Canada's controversial seal hunt has once again got underway but this year it would seem the greatest threat to the seals is not the hunters but the lack of ice.
Thousands of harp seal pups are presumed dead in and around the Gulf of St. Lawrence due to some of the worst ice conditions recorded in eastern Canada.
According to IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) the Gulf, which is the annual birthing ground for hundreds of thousands of harp seals, is essentially devoid of both ice and seals.
"The conditions this year are disastrous for seal pups. I've surveyed this region for nine years and have never seen anything like this," said Sheryl Fink, a senior researcher with IFAW.
"There is wide open water instead of the usual ice floes and rather than the hundreds of thousands of seal pups that we normally encounter only a handful of baby harp and hooded seals - animals that are normally found on ice - remain on the beaches."
Due to the poor condition the group is expecting an extremely high pup mortality this year.
It was a similar situation in 2007 when 99% of harp seal pups born in the Southern Gulf of St Lawrence are thought to have died due to lack of ice.
Scientists with IFAW are concerned that the cumulative effects of high pup mortality because of poor ice conditions, added to the high numbers killed in other years due to the commercial hunt, could be devastating.
"Finding these ice-dependent seal species on land is extremely unusual, and should be considered a warning signal," added Fink.
"The seal pups we have found on shore are thin and unable to defend themselves or escape from land-based predators.
"It is highly unlikely that any o...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EBPXDVXDR
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Whitecoat Harp Seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada - 23 Mar 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Stewart Cook / IFAW / Rex Features ( 1157676a )
Whitecoat Harp Seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada - 23 Mar 2010
CANADIAN SEAL HUNT - POOR ICE CONDITIONS LEAD TO SEAL FEARS
Canada's controversial seal hunt has once again got underway but this year it would seem the greatest threat to the seals is not the hunters but the lack of ice.
Thousands of harp seal pups are presumed dead in and around the Gulf of St. Lawrence due to some of the worst ice conditions recorded in eastern Canada.
According to IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) the Gulf, which is the annual birthing ground for hundreds of thousands of harp seals, is essentially devoid of both ice and seals.
"The conditions this year are disastrous for seal pups. I've surveyed this region for nine years and have never seen anything like this," said Sheryl Fink, a senior researcher with IFAW.
"There is wide open water instead of the usual ice floes and rather than the hundreds of thousands of seal pups that we normally encounter only a handful of baby harp and hooded seals - animals that are normally found on ice - remain on the beaches."
Due to the poor condition the group is expecting an extremely high pup mortality this year.
It was a similar situation in 2007 when 99% of harp seal pups born in the Southern Gulf of St Lawrence are thought to have died due to lack of ice.
Scientists with IFAW are concerned that the cumulative effects of high pup mortality because of poor ice conditions, added to the high numbers killed in other years due to the commercial hunt, could be devastating.
"Finding these ice-dependent seal species on land is extremely unusual, and should be considered a warning signal," added Fink.
"The seal pups we have found on shore are thin and unable to defend themselves or escape from land-based predators.
"It is highly unlikely that any o...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EBPXDVXDR
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Whitecoat Harp Seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada - 23 Mar 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Stewart Cook / IFAW / Rex Features ( 1157676b )
Whitecoat Harp Seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada - 23 Mar 2010
CANADIAN SEAL HUNT - POOR ICE CONDITIONS LEAD TO SEAL FEARS
Canada's controversial seal hunt has once again got underway but this year it would seem the greatest threat to the seals is not the hunters but the lack of ice.
Thousands of harp seal pups are presumed dead in and around the Gulf of St. Lawrence due to some of the worst ice conditions recorded in eastern Canada.
According to IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) the Gulf, which is the annual birthing ground for hundreds of thousands of harp seals, is essentially devoid of both ice and seals.
"The conditions this year are disastrous for seal pups. I've surveyed this region for nine years and have never seen anything like this," said Sheryl Fink, a senior researcher with IFAW.
"There is wide open water instead of the usual ice floes and rather than the hundreds of thousands of seal pups that we normally encounter only a handful of baby harp and hooded seals - animals that are normally found on ice - remain on the beaches."
Due to the poor condition the group is expecting an extremely high pup mortality this year.
It was a similar situation in 2007 when 99% of harp seal pups born in the Southern Gulf of St Lawrence are thought to have died due to lack of ice.
Scientists with IFAW are concerned that the cumulative effects of high pup mortality because of poor ice conditions, added to the high numbers killed in other years due to the commercial hunt, could be devastating.
"Finding these ice-dependent seal species on land is extremely unusual, and should be considered a warning signal," added Fink.
"The seal pups we have found on shore are thin and unable to defend themselves or escape from land-based predators.
"It is highly unlikely that any o...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EBPXDVXDR
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