This makes them one of the largest species of seal pups at birth. Grey seal pups are born with a fluffy white coat called lanugo, which helps them stay warm in their first few weeks of life.

Nearby Point La Jolla -- where sea lions gather and give birth to their pups from May to October each year -- has been to the ...

A seal has been saved after it was found on a beach entangled in fishing net. The grey seal pup was seen in distress by members of the public in Scarborough on 26 January and taken to the town's ...

The seal pup with its mum in Greystones ... Once they reach three weeks, the mum departs, the pup begins to moult its fluffy coat down to its waterproof coat, the pup then fends for itself ...

Just over 100 years ago, the vicious Victorians used to hunt these magnificent mammals for their meat and kill the seal pups for their fluffy white coats. As a result, there were only 500 grey ...