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Eight soft pictures of seals

4 October 2026 · Picture Desk

Here are eight soft pictures of seals. Round little faces, and no need to be anywhere else. The pictures are from public collections, not a news report.

Everybody say 'cheese'!. A round face, and nowhere they need to be. — Lottie's pets & stuff, public domain
Everybody say 'cheese'!. A round face, and nowhere they need to be. — Lottie's pets & stuff, public domain
bullying. They look as if the rock is comfortable enough. — Genista, CC BY-SA
bullying. They look as if the rock is comfortable enough. — Genista, CC BY-SA
014 Baby cape fur seal sleeping at Cape cross Photo by Giles Laurent. A soft look, and the sea can wait. — Wikimedia Commons
014 Baby cape fur seal sleeping at Cape cross Photo by Giles Laurent. A soft look, and the sea can wait. — Wikimedia Commons
A grey seal and pup at Lumsdaine Shore geograph.org.uk 6341486. They seem to have settled the afternoon already. — Wikimedia Commons
A grey seal and pup at Lumsdaine Shore geograph.org.uk 6341486. They seem to have settled the afternoon already. — Wikimedia Commons
A grey seal and pup at Lumsdaine Shore geograph.org.uk 6396000. A pup-shaped pause, which is a good kind. — Wikimedia Commons
A grey seal and pup at Lumsdaine Shore geograph.org.uk 6396000. A pup-shaped pause, which is a good kind. — Wikimedia Commons
A grey seal and pup at Lumsdaine Shore geograph.org.uk 6676485. They look settled, and the weather can mind itself. — Wikimedia Commons
A grey seal and pup at Lumsdaine Shore geograph.org.uk 6676485. They look settled, and the weather can mind itself. — Wikimedia Commons
A grey seal and pup at Lumsdaine Shore geograph.org.uk 6676494. Nothing urgent in that face. — Wikimedia Commons
A grey seal and pup at Lumsdaine Shore geograph.org.uk 6676494. Nothing urgent in that face. — Wikimedia Commons
Grey seal and pup geograph.org.uk 217165. A quiet heap of calm. — Wikimedia Commons
Grey seal and pup geograph.org.uk 217165. A quiet heap of calm. — Wikimedia Commons

That is all of them. A soft pause, and then the day again.

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