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McGilmour
1948
Hair Seal
5
12 June showed that it had
been feeding on shrimp.
The shrimp showed little sign
of being digested which
indicated that they had
not been eaten more than
a half hour before the
seal was killed.
These seal are yellowish
gray with dark brown spots
about the size of a 50c piece
scattered at about 1 foot
intervals over their body.
A gradation of gray tends from
a yellowish gray to a dark
blue-gray.
Occasionally a pup
will be seen swimming
immediately behind its
mother. The mother's head
shows normal size & the
pup's head is about 1/2 size.
The pup will swim within 2
feet behind the mother. It
is fairly easy to run a
sow and her pups down.
That is, chase them with the
boat until firing range is
reached because the pup
can not swim fast and