A group of spotted seals bask in the sun on the ice. /Guo Zhiling
The spotted seal is a first-class protected animal in China. Every year from November to December, they migrate to the Liaodong Bay in northeast China. There, they rest and breed. From January to March, they give birth on the ice. Between March and May, they gradually leave.
The ice provides a natural cradle and shelter for the spotted seal to give birth. /Guo Zhiling
A group of spotted seals bask in the sun to disinfect their skin. /Guo Zhiling
An aerial shot of over a hundred spotted seals at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve. /Guo Zhiling
A group of spotted seals bath in the sunset at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve. /Guo Zhiling
(Photos were taken between early to mid-March, 2025.)