The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 181National Geographic Society., 1992 - Geography |
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Page 133
... seals . The actual mat- ing takes place offshore and is rarely seen . In fact , the first documented instance occurred as recently as 1978 . Strolling past a low dune , we come upon six large seals lying parallel in the sand , sleep ...
... seals . The actual mat- ing takes place offshore and is rarely seen . In fact , the first documented instance occurred as recently as 1978 . Strolling past a low dune , we come upon six large seals lying parallel in the sand , sleep ...
Page 137
... seals , which tend to crowd , monk seals don't form large groups . They're more solitary , and they haul out alone . Today the seals occupy all the beaches , but in the spring the mothers nurse mainly on the south side of the island ...
... seals , which tend to crowd , monk seals don't form large groups . They're more solitary , and they haul out alone . Today the seals occupy all the beaches , but in the spring the mothers nurse mainly on the south side of the island ...
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... seals in the late 1950s , they found approx- imately 1,200 on the beaches of the North- western Hawaiian Islands , and it's believed that the total population size was two and a half times that , since all the seals don't use the ...
... seals in the late 1950s , they found approx- imately 1,200 on the beaches of the North- western Hawaiian Islands , and it's believed that the total population size was two and a half times that , since all the seals don't use the ...
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