I have from time to time seen this behavior with seals in spots along the Maine coast but only in fall. I had assumed that it was part of courtship. Since the tail slap is generally a warning of danger for the other seals nearby, I wonder if a breach slap might be a warning of some underwater danger/predator nearby? mark *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Aug 31 1998 - 08:45:12 PDT
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