{"id":4817,"date":"2001-03-11T16:25:49","date_gmt":"2001-03-11T21:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/?p=4817"},"modified":"2010-03-03T17:28:22","modified_gmt":"2010-03-03T22:28:22","slug":"ailing-harp-seal-south-lieutenant-island-%e2%80%94-11-march-2001","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/?p=4817","title":{"rendered":"Ailing Harp Seal, South Lieutenant Island \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 11 March 2001"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/03\/03-11-1-480.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4819\" title=\"03-11-1 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/03\/03-11-1-480.jpg\" alt=\"03-11-1 480\" width=\"480\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/03\/03-11-1-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/03\/03-11-1-480-300x247.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\">\u00c2\u00a0<strong><em>Juvenile Harp Seal off Turtle Point<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">I returned to Lieutenant Island today to check up on the juvenile harp seal, which seemed a bit abnormal yesterday.\u00c2\u00a0 I found her washed up with the midday flood tide along the wrack line about 500 feet further to the west than Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/03\/03-11-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4820\" title=\"03-11-2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/03\/03-11-2.jpg\" alt=\"03-11-2\" width=\"480\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/03\/03-11-2.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/03\/03-11-2-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\">\u00c2\u00a0<strong><em>Ailing Juvenile Harp Seal<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">She lay on her left side, almost on her back.\u00c2\u00a0 And, as I approached, I heard a chorus of gross sounds somewhat\u00c2\u00a0akin to\u00c2\u00a0the campfire scene from Blazing Saddles.\u00c2\u00a0 This lady was exploding gas, which may account for her excessive roly-poly appearance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/03\/03-11-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4821\" title=\"03-11-3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/03\/03-11-3.jpg\" alt=\"03-11-3\" width=\"480\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/03\/03-11-3.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/03\/03-11-3-300x273.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\">\u00c2\u00a0<strong><em>Ailing Juvenile Harp Seal<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">She was responsive but did not act with normal aggression.\u00c2\u00a0 She did not bark me away but tried to follow my movements with her eyes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/03\/03-11-4-480.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4822\" title=\"03-11-4 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/03\/03-11-4-480.jpg\" alt=\"03-11-4 480\" width=\"480\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/03\/03-11-4-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/03\/03-11-4-480-300x286.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><strong><em>Ailing Juvenile Harp Seal<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">\u00c2\u00a0Her eyes remain filled along the edges with a foamy white substance which gives her a drowsy appearance.\u00c2\u00a0 The second healthy pup, which I found yesterday occupying Turtle Point hill, has moved on to greener, or perhaps snowier, pastures.\u00c2\u00a0 But I think this other one may be floating in and out with the tide.\u00c2\u00a0 I&#8217;ll check on her again tomorrow and continue to report on her condition for the Mammal Stranding Network.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00c2\u00a0Juvenile Harp Seal off Turtle Point I returned to Lieutenant Island today to check up on the juvenile harp seal, which seemed a bit abnormal yesterday.\u00c2\u00a0 I found her washed up with the midday flood tide along the wrack line about 500 feet further to the west than Saturday. \u00c2\u00a0Ailing Juvenile Harp Seal She lay 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