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Seal Pup and Mama Scoot Up California Beach to Find Peaceful Lactation Spot

An adorable harbor seal pup was seen following and nursing from its mother on a California beach, footage from Thursday, April 24, shows. This video captured by Ken Grille shows the seal pup and mom scooting up a beach in Monterey, California, before coming to rest out of the water's reach. The baby then begins to nurse. Grille said on https://www.facebook.com/kengrillephotography/videos/1235666001470073 Facebook that the pup looked two to three days old. "A first for me to see this during the past few days," said Grille. According to https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/share-shore-harbor-seal-pups#:~:text=Mothers%20give%20birth%20to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries , harbor seal pups stay with their mother for four to six weeks after birth. (Footage by Ken Grille/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
An adorable harbor seal pup was seen following and nursing from its mother on a California beach, footage from Thursday, April 24, shows. This video captured by Ken Grille shows the seal pup and mom scooting up a beach in Monterey, California, before coming to rest out of the water's reach. The baby then begins to nurse. Grille said on https://www.facebook.com/kengrillephotography/videos/1235666001470073 Facebook that the pup looked two to three days old. "A first for me to see this during the past few days," said Grille. According to https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/share-shore-harbor-seal-pups#:~:text=Mothers%20give%20birth%20to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries , harbor seal pups stay with their mother for four to six weeks after birth. (Footage by Ken Grille/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
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Storyful
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2212897026
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Storyful
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April 29, 2025
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00:01:15:24
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Monterey, California, United States
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