APHOTOMARINE

An Educational Photographic Resource and Stock Image Library
of the Sea, Maritime Environment, Marine and Rockpool Life in the
Coastal Waters of South-West England by David Fenwick.

Halichoerus grypus - Atlantic Grey Seal (Marine Mammal Images)
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Atlantic Grey Seal
Halichoerus grypus
- face view 1

Atlantic Grey Seal
Halichoerus grypus
- feeding 1

Atlantic Grey Seal
Halichoerus grypus
- underwater 1

Atlantic Grey Seal
Halichoerus grypus
- face view 2

Atlantic Grey Seal
Halichoerus grypus
- at rest 1

Atlantic Grey Seal
Halichoerus grypus
- at rest 2

Atlantic Grey Seal
Halichoerus grypus
- at rest 3

Atlantic Grey Seal
Halichoerus grypus
- bobbing 1

Atlantic Grey Seal
Halichoerus grypus
- face view 3

Atlantic Grey Seal
Halichoerus grypus
- underwater 2

Atlantic Grey Seal
Halichoerus grypus
- feeding 2

Atlantic Grey Seal
Halichoerus grypus
- face view 4

Atlantic Grey Seal
Halichoerus grypus
- feeding 3

The title image and some below are of a seal that used to frequent Hope's Nose, Torquay. The animal nicknamed 'Sammy' was so tame it could be hand fed with mackeral. Other images above are of seal group near Start Point, Devon.

Images below are of a reasonably tame and playful seal seen at Roskilley near Newlyn, Cornwall. 05.08.11. Animal was photographed close to the shore and was seen chasing boats and fishing spinners.

Atlantic Grey Seal
Halichoerus grypus
- at Roskilley Cornwall 1

Atlantic Grey Seal
Halichoerus grypus
- at Roskilley Cornwall 2

Atlantic Grey Seal
Halichoerus grypus
- at Roskilley Cornwall 3

Atlantic Grey Seal
Halichoerus grypus
- at Roskilley Cornwall 4

Atlantic Grey Seal
Halichoerus grypus
- at Roskilley Cornwall 5

The following images are of a dead stranding, a fully grown adult animal washed on the high tide mark, west of Porth Kidney Beach, Lelant, Cornwall. There is blood in some of the images from where the animal has been wounded and later pecked by seagulls and crows.

Atlantic Grey Seal
Halichoerus grypus
- dead stranding 1

Atlantic Grey Seal
Halichoerus grypus
- dead stranding 2

Atlantic Grey Seal
Halichoerus grypus
- dead stranding 3

Atlantic Grey Seal
Halichoerus grypus
- dead stranding 4

Scientific and European Names:
Halichoerus grypus, Atlantic Grey Seal, Kegelrob, Grijze zeehond, Phoque gris, Foca de gris, Foca grigia.

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