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First report on a newborn grey seal pup (Halichoerus grypus) in the Danish Wadden Sea since the 16th Century

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2015

Lasse Fast Jensen ,
Anders Galatius  and
Jonas Teilmann
Lasse Fast Jensen*
Affiliation:
Fisheries and Maritime Museum, Tarphagevej 2, DK-6710 Esbjerg V, Denmark
Anders Galatius
Affiliation:
Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Jonas Teilmann
Affiliation:
Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: L.F. Jensen, Fisheries and Maritime Museum, Tarphagevej 2, DK-6710 Esbjerg V, Denmark email: [email protected]
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Abstract

During an aerial survey on 30 December 2014 in the Danish Wadden Sea, a newborn grey seal pup (Halichoerus grypus) with umbilical cord was observed at a sandbank located north of the island Rømø together with the mother. This is the first report in the scientific literature on grey seals breeding in the Danish Wadden Sea since the species disappeared from the area in the 16th Century.

Keywords

grey sealHalichoerus grypusWadden Seareproduction
Type
Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 8 , 2015 , e131
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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