Table 2. --Stages of molt of the northern fur seal by age, sex, and month 

 (number of specimens in each stage of molt, excluding 35 pups) .--Continued 



Ending 

 Late 

 Early 

 Beginning 

 Resting 

 Total 



Ending 

 Late 

 Early 

 Beginning 

 Resting ■"• 

 Total 



Ending 

 Late 

 Early 

 Beginning 

 Resting 

 Total 



Ending 

 Late 

 Early 

 Beginning 

 Resting 

 Total 



14 15 



12 



1 



1 



1 

 2 



5 



1 



1 

 5 

 6 



14 15 



12 



2 



Age 4 



Male 



12 



4 



2 



1 



5 



1 



4 3 

 Female 



7 15 11 13 



1 

 2 



2 

 3 



7 

 2 



6 



1 



7 15 



11 13 



3 



Age 5 

 Male 



4 



1 



3 

 1 



4 



1 



1 

 1 

 1 



2 



1 



Ending 

 Late 

 Early 

 Beginning 

 Resting 

 Total 



Female 



1 

 3 

 6 



1 

 4 



6 

 2 



7 4 



4 



10 



1 



3 2 



4 2 



See footnotes at the end of table , 



