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Tracks of the grey seal (not to scale) |
TRACKS & SIGNS: Seal tracks
are very distinctive. The two front feet which are modified as flippers have
five clawed toes. The size of the track depends on age and sex, male tracks
being bigger than females. The tracks of the grey seal cannot be confused with
any other Irish mammal, except those of the common seal. The drag marks of the
body will always show between the tracks. Droppings are not often seen as grey
seals usually defecate in the water. Moulted fur is occasionally seen during
the summer.
© Jon Russ 2001. Text refereed by Judith Montgomery-Watson.
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