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Submitted: December 26, 2009
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Make:NIKON CORPORATION
Model:NIKON D200
Shutter Speed:10/2000 second
Aperture:F/7.1
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ISO Speed:500
Date Taken:Nov 21, 2009, 12:43:59 PM

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Love is Blindby *Shadow-and-Flame-86

Photography / Animals, Plants & Nature / Wild Animals

A blind grey seal sniffs her newborn pup. Even though she is totally blind in both eyes, this will not hamper her in raising her pup or continuing to live for many years. Seals can hunt successfully just by using their sensitive whiskers underwater, sight is not nessicary.

**NOTE ABOUT THE PUP** after several concerned comments about the pup in this picture, I'd like to add that this pup has blood on him because he was recently born and had been lying on his placenta. The blood is not his, and he was fine

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~Akeema Jun 21, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Too cute, I love seals. To have a child is to ever have your heart walking out side of your body. It doesn't matter if she can't see him she can feel him, in her heart. What a beautiful touching picture.

*Shadow-and-Flame-86 Jun 24, 2011

thanks

yes it is always nice watching mother/pup pairs of seals, seals are normally so aggressive its nice to see them acting tenderly towards their pups!

~Akeema Jul 1, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Yah it is, too cute.

~Le-Petite-Dauphin Apr 10, 2011 Hobbyist

Beautiful <3

*Shadow-and-Flame-86 Apr 14, 2011

thanks

these are the grey seals I work with, this was from 2008 season I think...

~Rajani-Blake Oct 8, 2010 Hobbyist General Artist

beautiful shot!

*Shadow-and-Flame-86 Nov 9, 2010

thank you

~Rajani-Blake Nov 11, 2010 Hobbyist General Artist

no prob ^_^

~WiinterW0nderlanD Mar 8, 2010

Im glad to hear that hes okay, i almost became very sad. Haha.
But good job to the mother, shes a trooper:]

*Shadow-and-Flame-86 Mar 9, 2010

definatly, yeah a lot of people have been worried about the lil pup, that's why I added the explaination!

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