National Geographic Travelのインスタグラム(natgeotravel) - 5月16日 08時52分

Photo by @bertiegregory. A group of Antarctic fur seal pups wait impatiently for their mothers on Bird Island, South Georgia in the South Atlantic Ocean. Having given birth to these pups just a few weeks earlier, the mothers leave for 5-8 days at a time to go fishing. During the wait the pups bleat like little sheep!

These fur seals are a great conservation success story. After Captain Cook put South Georgia on the map in 1775, he sent word back to England of enormous numbers of seals. A brutal massacre then followed peaking in 1800 when 112,000 pelts were taken in just a single season. This harvest continued until the seals were hunted down to just 400 individuals. Since then, protection and good governing has allowed them to bounce back to over 3 million! Shot as part of a new online series for National Geographic coming soon. Follow @bertiegregory for more wildlife adventures.

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