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Newborn seal pup spotted in Baltic Sea

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  • A newborn seal pup was seen in the Baltic Sea.
  • The pup has white woolly fur that it loses after a few weeks.
  • It then develops grey fur similar to adult seals.

A newborn seal pup in its white woolly fur has been observed in the Baltic Sea. The pup loses its first fur after a few weeks and then gets a grey fur like adult seals have. The photo was taken by Karl Lundström from Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet.

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