Saturday, March 14, 2009

Cape Fur Seals and Bloody Placentae on the Beaches Cape Cross Namibia...

Wow, I actually had a request, from a special reader from Oregon, for pictures of the bloody placentae of Cape Fur Seals. Who am I to deny such curiosity for the natural world?
cape cross fur seal placenta namibia
This placenta looks pretty fresh. Like I said, if you want to walk these parts, what your step!
cape cross fur seal placenta namibia
This placenta looks a couple of days old.

Cape Fur Seal Factoid of the Day: The gestation period for Cape Fur Seals is 51 weeks (including a 3 month delay in implantation!!) - IUCN 2008 Red List.

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