RARE BLUE EYED PINK GINGER ALBINO SEAL MAY BE REJECTED BY COLONY

DAILY MAIL : UGLY DUCKING SEAL - REJECTION -

He's "ginger" and proof of a rare genetics in seals.

EXCERPT:  Biologist Vladimir Burkanov says that so far this fur seal on Tyuleny Island - nicknamed The Ugly Ducking - has not become a total outcast,yet there are signs of it being slightly shunned.

"The pup looks well fed and was very active, so its mother clearly gave it plenty of milk," he said.

DNA REGISTRATION TECHNOLOGY and OCEAN GENETIC DIVERSITY

RLN: OCEANS WORTH OF GENETIC DIVERSITY IN A CUP by Hunter Chase

EXCERPT: Pentcheff said that while an average person could take home one of the creatures found on the rope, it would be illegal for him to take it for scientific study. The only reason DISCO was allowed to collect samples was because they had a permit from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife that lasted for two weeks. It is unusual for the department to grant a permit allowing the collection of so many species, but the educational nature of the project, and the fact that all data will be made publicly available, is a but part of the reason it was granted.