Natural History

Posted in Absolute Piffle, Carnivorans, wildlife | Tagged eider duck, eider hunting, harbor seal | 4 Comments

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1. on December 21, 2013 at 10:35 am Jan

   Reminds me of Hoover over at the New England Aquarium in Boston. When I lived there and friends and family visited, one of my favorite places to take them was the Aquarium. Out front there was a large area of water where they would let the seals in from the harbor. Hoover actually talked. It made everyone I took there laugh to hear him. He loved people and his voice sounded deep and guttural. He had been found by a couple in Maine who raised him until they could no longer keep him so they brought him to the Aquarium. He seemed very happy there mingling with the people.

   
   
2. on December 22, 2013 at 1:39 pm May

   I had to click “source” to see it. Big eyed pup? Source of mermaid legends? Do they make good pets for a beach house / yacht or is it like ‘pet’ chimps who grow up to rip off faces, bite off fingers, and unman human males, anyone heard anything about grown pet seals?

   
   
   • on December 28, 2013 at 8:53 am Jan

     May, I don’t think they are good pets unless you are a mer-creature yourself.

     
     
3. on December 28, 2013 at 11:48 am Jan

   I was reading this morning about how bad the quality of the ocean water is becoming. Maybe this seal was escaping?

   
   

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