Harp seal 
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23 July !i9-fe Pnndas iibr ., Devon Is. Another seciJj 
called "jar", arrived about the same time as we 
last week; the _ fxrstrT-,ine~ she" mount lea - or the 
Eskimos have seen it he^re ._Th e y th ink ._po_ssib.ly 
the ships are responsible for its being here. I've| 
noticed that the seals Ho seen Tio be rather disturb'! 
-y i,n t h e ha rbor. _IJhen t he_J3jeltram; 
went into the harbor while we were still aground 
the other day, 1 noticed that several sizable herds] 
of - seals left t he harbor—and- headed seaward soori 
after it entered. Seals seem to be curious creatur 
es and poke their heads and shoulders out of the 
water to loo k-wa round. — They seem to hiie-awediby-sneli 
large ships as the Horthwind and after one quick 
look, generally cone up for a second glande, as tho 
-u nbeli e ving, —and—t en—hit—the—bottom lor- good. 
VJhen travelling or playing they boun ce straight 
up out of the water, slide back in and then bounce 
~ZTTt. 
13 Aug 1946 Dundas Hbr. baiting on the we st point 
at the harbor entrance for our pickup, we saw 
at cl o se - r a n ge quit e a few ha rp seals -moving—out of 
t he h arbor. There were several large groups, as 
well as many smaller. Lost wore males. Their 
blackface—masks were conspicuous when they rose oui 
of the water to look around.__TheJbluck. patches on 
their backs allowed when they dived. A1 saw some 
playing which rose out oi the water and flipped ovm| 
.backwards. /so . 
