Koala being upstaged

On an unrelated note:

A sunny spring day, you're stretched out on a warm rock, dozing on and off... life is purr-fect. And then (@06:43) the effin' wagtail comes and... sod it.


The Saimaa ringed seal (Pusa hispida saimensis) is a subspecies of ringed seal (Pusa hispida). They are among the most endangered seals in the world, having a total population of only about 320 individuals. The only existing population of these seals is found in Lake Saimaa, Finland (hence the name). The population is descended from ringed seals that were separated from the rest when the land rose after the last ice age. This seal, along with the Ladoga seal and the Baikal seal, is one of the few living freshwater seals.
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Saimaa ringed seal


The World Wide Fund for Nature began streaming live video of a rock in Saimaa lake known to be a favourite spot for the ultra-rare Saimaa ringed seal. More than 200,000 viewers have tuned into the new service and been treated to live footage of the animal.
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WWF seal cam


A record number of Saimaa ringed seal pups have been born this spring. A review conducted by the state-owned forestry organisation Metsähallitus counted a total of 79 seal pups, though four of them were found dead.
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Record number of Saimaa seal pups born


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Volunteers shovelling snow, producing manmade snow drifts for seals to nest in



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