Today in Helsinki we saw an unusual sight in Hernesaari, a small seal was on the shore. There were lots of people gathered around it. Looking and wondering and taking lots of pictures of it. I hope this little thing is able to reunite with it’s mother (dam?) when the people are not there. I just heard that people got too close to it, even petted it, so the firefighters ended up taking it to Korkeasaari a zoo in Helsinki.
It’s a young (adolescent) grey seal. They are born during winter (October – end of January) all around the north sea and the northern Atlantic. When born, they have a white fur which is not usable for swimming. After about 4 week, they change fur. They are fed by their mother for only 3 – max 4 weeks. During this short time, they grow enormously.
You can see, the little guy is young. But, no mother is missing her 😦
A few more details can be found in my blog: https://solaner.wordpress.com/tag/seal/
Yes I read about this as This seal was taken Helsinki zoo and there was an article about them