In 1999, the Dutch scientists found 12 seal pups with breathing difficulties, stranded on the coast.
Mother sharks abandon pups almost right after birth because they're able to fend for themselves.
Many featured close-ups of cuddly, white-coated pups, although their killing has been banned since 1987.
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Box and book together weigh as much as a pair of fur seal pups: 12.5 kilograms.
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Study results showed that sharks have developed a way to prevent toxic mercury poisoning in their unborn pups.
He said the two pups had developed a bond and hoped this would help them in the wild.
Although not parents, the pups receive nearly all their food from the escorts for up to three months.
Aibo LM pups can also compose melodies with their owners or record JPEG images onto their Sony Memory Sticks.
Joanne Roberts, from the zoo, said everyone was pleased to see the pups rehabilitated and back in the wild.
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Two grey seal pups rescued over the winter have been released back into the wild by a Guernsey animal charity.
Duffield became so enamored of his Maddie that he decided to do something to help out pups without a home.
The pups were born in September, six months after the zoo opened the UK's first underwater viewing zone for the species.
The four pups, which had been fed with herring, were given the names Mango Chutney, Vindaloo, Kashmir and Halleem by staff.
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Watson desperately wanted to undertake a campaign to save seals, thousands of which are slaughtered as pups every year in northeastern Canada.
Finally, we hauled our sleds to the trailhead in the van, pulling a caravan of yelping pups in a trailer behind us.
About 300m offshore, there are two windswept islands to explore, so small they are unnamed and both home to an undisturbed nursery for seal pups.
Nearly 50% of these yielded blastocysts and 18 cloned pups were born.
The pups, which are an endangered species, will grow to a length of 6ft (1.8m) and a weight of around 5st 5lb (34kg).
Dr Bell confirmed that pups made more noise with generous carers, and less with carers that were stingy or likely to be so.
Two seal pups, rescued from the waters around Guernsey, are ready to be released back into the wild after being cared for by an animal charity.
That is, until users teach the robo-pups to recognize new names.
Mr Anstell said the seal pups would be suckled for about three weeks, during which time they would put on about 2kg (4.5lb) a day.
Because the dogs are meant to herd rebellious sheep from different angles, each is played a separate and individual tune drilled into their memories when pups.
The warden told how anxious owners had been in touch after pups they believed were legal breeds such as Staffordshire bull terriers grew bigger and bigger.
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The increase was due primarily to the fact that grown pups who would normally leave the pack to seek mates remained with their family unit during severe winters.
But April and May are an especially magical time to visit as this is when great blue herons and great egrets are nesting and harbour seals are giving birth to pups.
These tiny white pups were being given out all morning by animal rights campaigners to persuade people to vote for a European Union ban on the commercial trade in seal parts.
Everyone pays attention to the pups that emerge from their burrows sometime after January, and the pack takes turns at nursery duty to give the mothers time to find some food for themselves.
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Boosting genetic diversity means more and more breeding with mates drawn from other countries, with parents selected to ensure that potential pups will be born without genetic faults, like bad hips or eyes.
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