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Use of Glacial Ice by Harbor Seals, Southeast Alaska, June 2005

Selected photos taken during a study examining the use of glacial ice by harbor seals in Southeast Alaska in
June 2005 near LeConte Glacier, Dawes Glacier (Endicott Arm), and South Sawyer Glacier (Tracy Arm).
Photos by Dave Withrow, National Marine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center
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