Spotted seals rest on a mudflat in Liaodong Bay in Panjin, Liaoning Province, April 9, 2024. /IC
Spotted seals rest on a mudflat in Liaodong Bay in Panjin, Liaoning Province, April 9, 2024. /IC
Spotted seals rest on a mudflat in Liaodong Bay in Panjin, Liaoning Province, April 9, 2024. /IC
Spotted seals rest on a mudflat in Liaodong Bay in Panjin, Liaoning Province, April 9, 2024. /IC
Spotted seals rest on a mudflat in Liaodong Bay in Panjin, Liaoning Province, April 9, 2024. /IC
As temperature rises in northeast China, spotted seals inhabiting Liaodong Bay in Panjin City, Liaoning Province have come out of hibernation.
A group of spotted seals were recently seen resting on a mudflat of Liaodong Bay, the southernmost breeding area among the eight breeding zones for spotted seals worldwide.
As a national first-level protected wildlife species, spotted seals are the only pinniped marine mammals that breed in Chinese waters.