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Topic: Pinnipeds

Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) mother holding pup (Getty Images/Johnny Johnson)

Climate change is starving seals

Matthew Rozsa
A grey seal with a plastic frisbee stuck around its neck amongst the colony on the beach at Horsey in Norfolk, as RSPCA data show the number of animals affected by plastic litter is at an all-time high, with incidents increasing by 22% in just four years. (Joe Giddens/PA Images via Getty Images)

Seals are dying from plastic pollution

Matthew Rozsa
Gray seal (Halichoerus grypus) (Horst Jegen/McPhoto/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

Gray seals clap back (and forth)

Nicole Karlis
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