Young Harbor Seal Pup Nursing on the Sand Beach in La Jolla, #41018

Pacific Harbor Seal Pup About One Week Old Nursing. This young seal will be weaned off its mothers milk and care when it is about four to six weeks old, and before that time it must learn how to forage for food on its own, a very difficult time for a young seal. La Jolla, California, USA, Phoca vitulina richardsi, natural history stock photograph, photo id 41018
Pacific Harbor Seal Pup About One Week Old Nursing. This young seal will be weaned off its mothers milk and care when it is about four to six weeks old, and before that time it must learn how to forage for food on its own, a very difficult time for a young seal. La Jolla, California, USA

Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 41018
Format: Digital 2:3
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