arrived at Palmer Station on a cold November night, when the blue icebergs, brought by strong winds, began to invade the bay. just dawned there on the stairs of the house of the zodiac, her brown hair was wet almost the same shade of wood, round big eyes and long eyebrows plucked by vividly looking around. Her mother had been weaned at three weeks old, and now, four weeks , the adorable elephant seal female Antarctic was discovering the world. Something Palmer seemed irresistible. Perhaps the blue color of the buildings. Perhaps the shape of the zodiacs on the surface. Perhaps the lullaby songs of excited people in the station, trying to stay away a few yards of it to not predispose to human contact.
Someone named Cecilia.
Someone named Cecilia.
And Cecilia Palmer spent several days in , there in his wooden stairs, leaving distance consent, and even showing offended when the noise disrupted their sleep zodiacs baby. Someone else asked what he was eating. "Nothing," he responded. "The elephant seals received from his mother that amount of milk so full of nutrients and fats, which seems curd. Can survive several weeks of their fat reserves while learning to eat, and no, they are in no danger of extinction, to the contrary. "
One day, Cecilia disappeared. We all searched and searched, without success, had left a great void, but everyone knew would happen sooner or later. Cecilia had moved on by the Palmer Archipelago, learning to catch squid and fish, learning to dive slowly. eventually may reach -1.500 meters, can remain submerged 2 hours and heart (to save oxygen) will beat only once per minute.
And one day, be part of the harem of a male of 4.000 kilos and 6 feet long, along with 50 other females like her but never equal to it, because everyone in Palmer we think is unique Cecilia. After all, the elephant seals that dare to make contact with humans.
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