This young fur seal has discovered a comfortable resting spot, in the pelvic bone of a whale. Fur seal pups spend days resting on land while their mothers forage at sea.

Image ID: fish8297, NOAA's Fisheries Collection
Location: Antarctica, Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island
Photo Date: 2001
Photographer: Dr. Mike Goebel, NOAA NMFS SWFSC
Credit: NOAA NMFS SWFSC Antarctic Marine Living Resources (AMLR) Program

Category: Fisheries/

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