snip-Typically, the solitary seal would regularly slap the water with its tail, making a loud slapping sound, and repeat this a few times in rapid succession, or many times over several minutes or more.snip I have experienced the same behavior in a solitary Grey Harbor seal in Great Bay- NH. I have also often wonder what it was up to? Usually it happens when the seal and I seem to be going the same direction for some time (or it is following me?) and it always happens directly astern so all I get is this really noisy series of splashes-I don't actually see him/her do it. Ihave wondered if the seal was playing, trying to drive me off or ?. I hope someone might have a good explanation for this--- Wayne F *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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