These rocks on Wellington’s south coast are coloured by iron compounds in the rock. The headland in the distance is a haulout (resting place) for bachelor seals – those that have been excluded from mating by a dominant male.
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GNS Science
Reference:
CN27547/19
Photograph by Lloyd Homer
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