A Weddell seal on the ice off Cape Evans prepares to take the sea, a swift & graceful hunter of the frigid southern waters. Antarctica (1923)

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ANTARCTICA. A Weddell seal on the ice off Cape Evans prepares to take the sea, no longer there to remain the awkward, clumsy it is on land, but a swift and graceful hunter of the frigid southern waters. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Unsigned. Provenance: "Countries of the World". Type: Book illustration.

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Size: 4741px × 2843px
Location: Antarctic
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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