Basking pinniped?
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Basking pinniped?
Image: © Stanley Howe Taken: 2 Apr 2014
This driftwood on a rocky beach by the boardwalk in Stonehaven Bay (amongst a series of marine animal artefacts by a local sculptor) immediately suggested seal to me.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.96129
Longitude
-2.203064