with their adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart the harp seals, aged between two and 10 days old, roll around in the snow and explore their new surroundings the adorable scene was captured in the gulf of st lawrence, canada, by belgian photographer ellen cuylaerts snow cute: with their adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart  brrrilliant: the harp seals, aged between two and 10 days old, roll around in the snow and explore their new surroundings  heart warming: the images were taken by in the gulf of st lawrence, canada, by belgian photographer ellen cuylaerts  the 44 year old spent three days with the seals when she visited a breeding site earlier this month cuylaerts, of grand cayman, cayman islands, says: 'it's truly beautiful to watch the little ones get all cosy on the ice 'they shuffle around, rest, and start squealing when feeding time comes and they're hungry 'to be there, in the middle of their habitat, was a really great experience 'the pups basically fill their days with sleeping, eating and getting fat they spend their first 12 days feeding on very high fat milk from their mothers' photographer ellen cuylaerts said: 'it's truly beautiful to watch the little ones get all cosy on the ice' 'the pups basically fill their days with sleeping, eating and getting fat,' said cuylaerts  cuylaerts, who visited the seals with her husband michael, watched as the newborns' coats lost there yellow hue and turned completely white  cuylaerts said that the biggest threat against the seal population is humans  having gained the trust of the seals, cuylaerts was able to get within one metre of the pups by lying flat on her stomach and shuffling slowly towards them cuylaerts, who visited the seals with her husband michael, watched as the newborns' coats lost there yellow hue and turned completely white and fluffy over the course of two days the fur of the harp seal, a species native to the northernmost atlantic ocean and parts of the arctic ocean, is a highly valued commodity, and animal rights groups continue to campaign against hunters who target seals hunted: the fur of the harp seal, a species native to the northernmost atlantic ocean and parts of the arctic ocean, is a highly valued commodity  cuylaerts was able to get within one metre of the pups by lying flat on her stomach and shuffling slowly towards them  animal rights groups continue to campaign against hunters who target seals  loll: the seals love resting on their backs in their icy home  bliss: this seal looks totally content as it basks in the sun  adorable: this seal fixes cuylaerts with its big brown eyes  cuylaerts says: 'for the harp seal, the biggest threat against their population is humans as the clubbing of seals is still happening 'when the pups are aged between one and twelve days old, they cannot be killed but, after the seal's fur starts to molt, the hunt is on 'the seals are defenceless, not able to swim away or get away! it is cruel and unnecessary'
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adorable scene was captured in the gulf of st lawrence, canada  the images were taken by belgian photographer ellen cuylaerts  she was able to get within a metre of the pups by lying flat on her stomach 