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Figure 52. — The mother is solicitous of her young for a long period. A — A 

 large juvenile, probably weighing about 20 lb. (9 kg.) and about 8 months 

 old, nurses while its mother preens its fur. B — Alarmed by the photogra- 

 pher, the mother grasps her young one by the side of the head and, C, 

 plunges with it into the water. (KWK 62-19-31, 32, and 37) 



On 6 May 1959, a juvenile (about 16 lb., 7 kg., in weight), 

 sleeping beside its mother on rocks near deep water, was captured 

 in a dip net after the mother awoke and escaped. Three times 

 within the next 5 minutes, while a metal tag was being attached 



