Seal

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From swimming alongside our kayaks, canoes, coracles and boats to lurkingalone in the shadowy waters of remote seas, seals have long interactedwith humans and played a part in our history. Seal by Victoria Dickensonexplores the natural and cultural history of an animal that has piqued anddelighted human interest since ancient times, from their role in Romanspectacles to their frequent inhabitation of animal rescue centers today.

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Victoria Dickenson is a historian and curator based in Toronto, Canada. She is the author of Drawn from Life: Science and Art in the Portrayal of the New World (1998) and Rabbit (Reaktion Books, 2013).