. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 68 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME Moving and resting on mud Sniffs mother's abdomen but does not suckle. Splashes through shallow water at edge of channel. No suckling. No suckling; swims into deep water. Swimming and diving near mother. Dives for 30 sec. Rides piggyback, then swims from mother. Rides piggyback, then swims from mother. The newborn pup displayed extremely precocial behavior. It moved actively on the mud within the first minu
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 68 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME Moving and resting on mud Sniffs mother's abdomen but does not suckle. Splashes through shallow water at edge of channel. No suckling. No suckling; swims into deep water. Swimming and diving near mother. Dives for 30 sec. Rides piggyback, then swims from mother. Rides piggyback, then swims from mother. The newborn pup displayed extremely precocial behavior. It moved actively on the mud within the first minute after birth. It entered shallow water at 10 min post partum. It swam independently in deep water from 20 min post partum until the observation ended at dusk. Postnatal interactions between mother and pup involved frequent nose-nose contact on land ( nosing for 45 sec of a 1-min observation at 4 min post partum) and in water. The mother did not lick or groom her pup. All perinatal activity took place in the absence of other seals. Births of harbor seals have been reported by Bishop (1967) and Klinkhart (1967). All births recorded for P. v. r/'chard/ appear to have been cephalic presentations and terrestrial. 4 min Waves foreflipper at pup and contin- ues nosing 7 min Rolls on side in nursing position. 10 min Follows pup through shallow water. 13 min Rolls on side in nursing position. 20 min Rolls on side in nursing position. 30 min Swimming after pup and nosing pup after dives. 40 min First mutual nosing in water. 55 min Carries pup briefly on her back for first time. 70 min Carries pup briefly on her back. 80 min Observation ends at S^'^^"" FIGURE 1. A harbor seal mother nurses her 6-day old pup on the mud flats of Humboldt Bay. Photograph by the Author (1973).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly re
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