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KQED: Leave Seal Pups Alone

Hey, People, Leave Those Seal Pups Alone

Published by KQED: April 11, 2018

Crowds of pinnipeds are returning to their rookeries on California beaches this time of year to give birth to their pups. The most common of those pinnipeds right now -- from San Luis Obispo northward – are Pacific harbor seals and northern elephant seals.

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