Virtz, W. 
1965 
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Sc evola is about 10 yards# 
Two adult seals were scared off small sandy leach in th rocky area 
ahead of us. There are many frigatebirds along here in the Scsevola, 
I observed a pair of struggling in tho bushes: appeared to be mating activity as 
they were male and female. 
About noon we observed $wo yearlings and one adult on another small 
sandy beach in the coral. Noted two turtles on beach on the southeast 
corner of the island ns we approached it. We were unable to tag b large 
adult female beside no. 40 about 1210 on the sand beach at the SE corner. 
A yearling was scared into the water ahead of us as we tried to tag 
the above ad’ It. To more turtles and two more seals within the next 
30 yards. '* ' , 
The beach here has about 10 yards of sand at thi 3 tide, then 10-20 
yards small coral rock befo e the bushes 
next 10 yords 1215 
We have come into a large, curving, sandy beach, The two above 
mentioned seals went into the water in front of uo and began 
scuffling, cellowin and nipping at etch other. Then one went over to, 
and began the same action with, a third seal which h-s moved down the 
beach beside us. 
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No. 53 was with a large adult which we were unable to "tag. We 
found a dead pup near thio site. Carcass was several days old but the 
dried umbilicus and birth could be noted beside it. It was a male, and 
we saved the skull and hr culum. 
One young and one adult were Tightened eff the be -ch while we 
tagged 54. Two turtles were noted on tie beach here about 10 yards out 
of the water and about 10 yards apart. 
