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Image: Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica

Photo by USGS scientist William A Link at Erebus Bay, Antarctica.  Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.

 

 

Photo by USGS scientist William A Link at Erebus Bay, Antarctica.  Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.

 

 

Image: Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica

Young pup's lanugo fur makes a soft pillow for mom.

Photo by USGS scientist William A Link at Erebus Bay, Antarctica.  Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917. 

 

 

Young pup's lanugo fur makes a soft pillow for mom.

Photo by USGS scientist William A Link at Erebus Bay, Antarctica.  Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917. 

 

 

Image: Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica

Mount Erebus in background of Inaccessible Island. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.  

 

 

Mount Erebus in background of Inaccessible Island. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.  

 

 

Image: Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica

Weighing female seal, while pup waits. (Mom weighed 1115 pounds.) Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917. 

 

 

Weighing female seal, while pup waits. (Mom weighed 1115 pounds.) Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917. 

 

 

Image: Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica

Terminus of Mt. Erebus glacial tongue. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917. 

Image: Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica

Aerial photo of field camp, 12 miles from McMurdo station. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917. 

 

 

Aerial photo of field camp, 12 miles from McMurdo station. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917. 

 

 

Image: Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica

Swimming lessons.  Note shaved ice in front of mom (right): she's been enlarging the hole with her teeth. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917. 

Swimming lessons.  Note shaved ice in front of mom (right): she's been enlarging the hole with her teeth. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917. 

Image: Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica

Photo by USGS scientist William A Link at Erebus Bay, Antarctica.  Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.

 

Photo by USGS scientist William A Link at Erebus Bay, Antarctica.  Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.

 

Image: Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica

A newly tagged pup spends time in the snow with its mom. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917. 

 

A newly tagged pup spends time in the snow with its mom. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917. 

 

Image: Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica

A scientist documents Weddell Seal research near Erebus Bay, Antarctica. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917. 

 

 

A scientist documents Weddell Seal research near Erebus Bay, Antarctica. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917. 

 

 

Image: Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica

Emperor penguin, in splendid isolation. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917. 

 

 

Emperor penguin, in splendid isolation. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917. 

 

 

Image: Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica

Photo by USGS scientist William A Link at Erebus Bay, Antarctica.  Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917. 

 

 

Photo by USGS scientist William A Link at Erebus Bay, Antarctica.  Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917. 

 

 

Image: Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica

A newly tagged pup rests with its mom. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917. 

 

Image: Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica

A newly tagged pup rests in the snow with its mom. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917. 

 

A newly tagged pup rests in the snow with its mom. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917. 

 

Image: Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica

A newly tagged pup rests in the snow with its mom. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917. 

 

A newly tagged pup rests in the snow with its mom. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917. 

 

Image: Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica

A Weddell Seal yawns with contentment. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917. 

 

 

A Weddell Seal yawns with contentment. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917. 

 

 

Image: Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica

A newly tagged pup rests in the snow with its mom. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917. 

 

 

A newly tagged pup rests in the snow with its mom. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917. 

 

 

Image: Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica

A pup rests in the snow.  Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917. 

 

Image: Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica

Blowing snow at Hutton Cliffs; Mt Erebus in background. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917. 

 

 

Blowing snow at Hutton Cliffs; Mt Erebus in background. Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917. 

 

 

Image: Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica

Skua flaps wings near the ground.  Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917. 

 

 

Image: Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Weddell Seal Research at Erebus Bay, Antarctica

Pup rests in the snow.  Images were obtained under NMFS Permit No: 1032-1917.