Title

Hooded Seal (cystophora cristata)

Caption

Hooded Seal (cystophora cristata), Male on Ice Floe, The hood and membrane are used for aggression display when threatened and as a warning during the breeding season, Magdalena Island in Quebec, Canada, North America

Date

Jun 28, 2016

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/G. Lacz

Reference

BRK21C15_443

Model release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52.1Mb (3.3Mb) / 17.4in x 11.6in / 5221 x 3491 (300dpi)

Keywords

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