Dead Seals On Beach

I must admit I was expecting pictures of popped front suspension seals on a trail bike dribbling oil on the sand
Unfortunately I was wrong

In today's age of climate awareness and earth protection, my thoughts are plastic in their stomachs.
But could be you'uns following their mum onto the beach after she had got injured or into trouble

 

It is seal pu season which are smaller and white, whilst the females are bigger and grey and tge males much bigger again. The young can have problems in bad weather, but this is an uncomen occurence I think, I have only seen one dead seal in ten years of walking the west wales coast path

 

That's a strange one. Seals usually only have one pup to raise at a time, give birth on land and suckle the pup until its waterproof fur grows in. But it sounds like you've found 3 young pups and an adult.

Grey seals start giving birth around this time of year (though it's maybe a bit early - late autumn/winter is normal). Perhaps recent very high tides have caught a few pups out and they have been drowned. And I suppose adults die too.

Grey seals are big animals and have a distinct 'Roman' nose, while the common/harbour seal is smaller with a much cuter face.

 

the beach at borth is not one I would expect to seals pupping in, too open & exposed and shallow, they tend to pup in rocky coves, I assume all four animals have just washed up there and are not one family.

 

We used to have a gaffer we nicknamed seal pup, not because he was cute with big brown eyes, but because we wanted to stove his head in with a baseball bat.
Disclaimer. In no way do I condone such behaviour to helpless furry mammals.

 

You're damn right, you'd better do that with other creatures!

 

On a cheerier note here are some live ones I saw the other week in Pembrokeshire