Weddell seals from Erebus Bay in ... The image depicts a strong bond between a mother and her pup. As the larger seal relaxed, her baby was cuddled up next to her and planted a kiss on the side ...

The Weddell seal population is healthy and stable ... After a seal pup is born, Link said its mom spends all her time close to her baby in a very small area, with hardly any interaction with ...

A photo of a Weddell seal pup kissing its mom’s cheek in Erebus Bay, Antarctica, is going viral on Instagram. The baby seal’s smooch was caught by U.S. Geological Survey scientist William Link.

Remarkably, baby Weddell seal brains are already 70 percent developed ... which jeopardizes their own survival. At their mother’s cost, the babies’ brains are allowed to thrive.

The beaches are closed to human visitors from December until May and transformed into a certified seal rookery, where mother ...

A baby seal ventured into the big city this weekend ... "And so sometimes those first few weeks without mom can be a little tough on these guys." ...