article_snippet: The expression of the mother is priceless.
article_snippet: I have a great shot a few seconds later where this Mom yawned hugely.
article_snippet: this Mom looked utterly content, to me.
article_snippet: Mom spends all this Mom time close to this Mom baby in a very small area, with hardly any interaction with other seals.
article_snippet: this Mom doesn't even leave for a swim until her baby is nearly ready to be weaned, and even then doesn't get to eat.
article_snippet: So while her baby puts on a couple of hundred pounds, Mamma loses about twice that much," her baby said.