Strong winds send migrating seal pups on lengthier trips

The animals may suffer higher rates of mortality in breezy years as a result

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BLOWN AROUND  Prevailing winds can displace migrating northern fur seal pups, who begin their epic journeys at just 4 months old, by hundreds of kilometers.

Jeremy Sterling

PORTLAND, Ore. — Native American fishermen in Alaska have long said that seal pups go with the wind rather than struggle against it.