Harp seals are an Arctic animal and a rare visitor to Scottish waters. The seal was found at Balmedie, near Aberdeen. Its cause of death has still to be investigated by Scottish Marine Animal ...

Image caption, Changes in the Arctic are disrupting harp seal nursing patterns ... These simple actions may stimulate conversations at home, leading to wider action within the community.

Though he's from the area, this was his first time seeing a seal. Harp seals migrate from the Canadian Arctic and Greenland to the Gulf of St. Lawrence in the fall, attracted by the ice that forms ...