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Seals: a safe place to
breed
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Halichoerus
grypus |
Grey Seals breed
in winter. Because of hunting pressure along the coast,
Sable Island and the Gulf of St. Lawrence ice are the two
most important major breeding grounds in eastern Canada.
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Number of grey seals
born on Sable Island |
Even
on Sable, seal hunting has a 300-year history. Hunting
diminished during the last century and ended at least
30 years ago. Since then the population growth has
been spectacular.
Pups nurse for about
2 weeks, then lie on the sand for up to 3 weeks before
heading out to sea.
As soon as pups finish
nursing, females are ready to breed. Older, bigger
males mate most of the females. |
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Grey Seal colony is a noisy place. Pups cry, mothers
bark and males make all sorts of sounds, including an
eerie yodel. |
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