I found one of them last weekend laying on the beach at one of my favorite spots on the north shore of mass. It looked like it was dying or at least not doing well since it let me get less than 2’ away from it and just sat there yawning and stretching and looking at me. I called the aquarium because as much as I hate seals being in the area, I’m not cold enough to watch a young one suffer. They told me that it was a harp seal and that its not uncommon for them to stop and sleep on the beaches during their migration and that they are not very afraid of people. It was about the size of that one.
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