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Crabeater Seal, Antarctica, originally uploaded by blather.

Saw this seal first thing this morning – well, first thing after a late night! I think it had a late night too, and wasn’t so happy about the wake-up call.
Not sure if you can make out its teeth, but they’re designed for chewing krill, and are very oddly shaped! Notice the scar on his back – it’s very regular which makes me wonder if it’s longline-related.

The little known Crabeater Seal, Lobodon carcinophagus, is possibly one of the most amazing mammals in the world. At a population of 8 to 50 million (LAWS 1973), it is perhaps the second most numerous large species of mammals on Earth, after humans. More than half the seals in the world is a Crabeater Seal. More on wikipedia »

Seen from the Greenpeace ship Esperanza in Antarctica, Defending Whales voyage 2007-2008.

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Writer, photographer, environmental campaigner and "known troublemaker" Dave Walsh is the founder of Blather.net, described both as "possibly the most arrogant and depraved website to be found either side of the majestic Shannon River", and "the nicest website circulating in Ireland". Half Irishman, half-bicycle. He lives in southern Irish city of Barcelona.