Posted on 01/15/2012 7:03:37 AM PST by Silentgypsy
Before she became Nafanya, beloved pinniped of the Russian people and star of her own live webcam broadcast, the blue-eyed, rust-colored creature was known only as the Loneliest Seal in the World.
The Daily Mail reports that only two months ago, “ginger”-colored Nafanya was shunned by her all-black seal colony on the Russian island of Tyuleniy.
Photographer Anatoly Strakhov snapped heartbreaking photos of the forlorn seal cowering under a pile of logs, unable to survive without the support and guidance of flippered breathren.
(Excerpt) Read more at takepart.com ...
oooooo pink flippers. Cute overload.
Reverse racism in the seal world?
Is there a pinipedophilia ping list?
Wow, I hope not.
Thanks! I felt so sorry for the poor little tyke....
Seals observe ‘Kick a Ginger Day’? Who knew?
That is one of the most valuable seals in the world. Carefully cared for, and with her pups also cared for, it is possible a line of albino seals could be bred. Or at least one with a large number of albino offspring.
Given the price of seal coats, if sufficient numbers could be produced in fur farms, a new industry could be created from that one seal.
However, as a biologist and a photographer/videographer, that IS a beautiful animal.
Pretty cool !
Holy cognitive dissonance, Batman!!!
That’s one HELL of a post.
Soooo cute! Thanks!
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