© 2008 Colin McNulty
/ Small World Images
Image No : RA351
A female Harp Seal (Phoca groenlandica) takes advantage of a well placed block of ice for a brief nap. Females give birth and then nurse their pups for and exhausting two weeks. Once they wean their pups, the females will feed and nap to replenish their stores of fat and energy.
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