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Weary and elderly

You and me both, mate.

This sad seal washed up on the beach in Arun. He looked so awful, people kept calling animal control, who sent a vet out.

Because of course they did.

Turns out he’s just old and tired. And moulting.

I did not know seals spend one month a year shedding their hair and the whole layer of skin underneath it. During the month, they stop eating, sleep a lot, roll around on the sand and look like absolute shit.

That’s it, y’all. I’m moulting.

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Comment from Durnedyankee
Time: March 21, 2023, 9:23 pm

Chris Christie washed up in England?
No wonder he hasn’t been in the news recently.


Comment from ExpressoBold Pureblood
Time: March 21, 2023, 9:37 pm

Britain’s own “Seal Beach!”


Comment from lauraw
Time: March 22, 2023, 1:08 pm

During the month, they stop eating, sleep a lot, roll around on the sand and look like absolute shit.

That’s it, y’all. I’m moulting.

Wow, me too, except insert the word ‘never’ in front of the word ‘stop.’


Comment from Timothy J. Mccorkle
Time: March 22, 2023, 2:46 pm

the spend Their Life in the water… their skin would Get all prunier if they didnt shed it once and a while.


Comment from BJM
Time: March 22, 2023, 3:24 pm

Woah…the photographer obviously knows little about seals…they are crankier than a rattler emerging from the den in March…and can move from comatose to clamping their pearly whites on your leg in a flash. People are bitten every spring on the SF and Marin beaches “helping” snoozing seals.


Comment from Teej
Time: March 22, 2023, 7:09 pm

Lauraw, I’m with you.
Gettin’ kinda seal shaped this winter. 🙁


Comment from S. Weasel
Time: March 22, 2023, 7:35 pm

lauraw! How’n the hell are you?


Comment from lauraw
Time: March 23, 2023, 1:08 am

Hi there, Swease, getting by! Almost a week late for planting my peas and this is a tragedy.
On the other hand, I’m anxiously awaiting delivery of my rental chickens (yes) and that is very hopeful and pleasant.
Still checking in on you every now and then, love the site and to ‘see’ you when I can.
*hugs*


Comment from S. Weasel
Time: March 23, 2023, 5:50 pm

Rental. Chickens. *blinks slowly*

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