MonkSealMania.blogspot.com: August 30, 2019 Monk Seal Dailies

Friday, August 30, 2019

August 30, 2019 Monk Seal Dailies

Today's dailies are brought to you by Team Billand and Melody.

Team Billand was out checking out sites between 7 and 8 am. They went back to the pupping site to check if Mom had returned or who might be around.
There was a seal going from right to left to Nanea's cove vocalizing the entire time.
They were able to ID RN14 Kalani and he is not a happy camper. Seems he's also going through withdrawal missing his seal buds.

There were visitors in the water taking photos, without a care there was seal barking away. Team Billand watched on, and poor Kalani just kept looking around for someone. He even went over and played with the buoy, tugging at it letting it bob up and down, biting at it.

Team Billand had an early day as they had to take care of some personal errands and appointments.

Melody on the other hand had a very good seal day today. She was up and out early this morning and headed to an undisclosed location to check on our newest weaner L44. Volunteer on site informed Melody that Nanea had been out for a long swim and had just hauled out. Melody hung around and watched a snoozing seal (which she had been doing all along at the pupping site). While there she heard a big snort. It wasn't Nanea who snorted, so Melody looked around, and here comes another seal. This seal was a good size, and Melody recognized the face, a very green face with "Alice Cooper" eyes. A look that is shared by her Momma, make this critter none other than Kaimana RJ58.

Kaimana came on shore doing the head bob and got a whiff of Nanea. Kaimana cautiously galumphed up the sand sniffing all the way getting closer and closer. She gave a snort and Nanea looked up, and probably happy to see another seal.

Kaimana was close enough they sniffed each other, and at one point Nanea tried to nurse from Kaimana and when that didn't work they snuggled on the beach.
They spent time playing in the water and then Kaimana took Nanea out into the open waters. They doubled back after a while, but the volunteers and Melody lost sight of them when they headed straight out.

Let's hope Kaimana will take Nanea under her flipper and show her the ropes. I mean after all they got so much in common. They both famous, they both born on very populated locations, both Mom's are Oahu females that USUALLY got to Kauai to birth, and both were relocated shortly after being weaned. Hope they become good friends.

Thank you Melody for sending the video so we all get to experience the two infamous female kids.

RN14 Kalani