This “Ugly Duckling” Ginger Seal Became An Outcast In His Colony For His Unusual Looks
The pup was found August 11, 2020 in northern fur seal rookery at Tyuleny Island near the east coast of Sakhalin, Russia.
According to the biologist Vladimir Burkanov, who is working in the area, the albino seal pup has not become a total outcast, yet there are signs of it being slightly shunned. “He is in VERY good shape! Little bigger than some other normal pups and VERY active. The only problem he has is wrong color and VERY bad or even NO eye-sight; he behaves as if he’s blind, but it is not fatal; we know that blind seals survive and even breed once they reach adulthood!” Burkanov told Bored Panda. The little pup is currently 3-4 weeks old.
According to the biologist Vladimir Burkanov, who is working in the area, the albino seal pup has not become a total outcast, yet there are signs of it being slightly shunned. “He is in VERY good shape! Little bigger than some other normal pups and VERY active. The only problem he has is wrong color and VERY bad or even NO eye-sight; he behaves as if he’s blind, but it is not fatal; we know that blind seals survive and even breed once they reach adulthood!” Burkanov told Bored Panda. The little pup is currently 3-4 weeks old.
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02 December 2023
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