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A dehydrated seal carcass lies on rocky ground.

Date Taken:

December 10, 2002

Photograph By:

Kristan Hutchison

License Type:

Public Domain

Seals who wander, lost, into the Dry Valleys of southern Victoria Land, die from lack of food and water. Their carcasses can exist for centuries due to the dry climate.

Associated Keywords

Animals, Antarctica, Dry Valleys, Mammals, Mummy, NSF, Public Domain, Seal, Terrain, U.S. Antarctic Program, USAP, Visibility

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