article_snippet: The striking creatures were rescued by Primorskiy Sea Mammal Research Centre in Vladivostock, south east Russia, after The striking creatures were found either injured or orphaned in the wild.
article_snippet: The striking creatures were rescued by Primorskiy Sea Mammal Research Centre in Vladivostock, south east Russia, after they were found either injured or orphaned in the wild the wild .
article_snippet: Rarely seen in the wild, the astonishing images show a lighter side to the mysterious marine mammals.
article_snippet: Russian photographer Youri Smityuk Russian photographer
article_snippet: Rarely seen in the wild, the astonishing images show a lighter side to the mysterious marine mammals, of which there are less than 80,000 less worldwide .
article_snippet: Many of the animals were rescued after being found injured, sick or in some cases taken in after being found injured, sick or in some cases taken in after their mothers were found dead mothers were found dead. '