It's tough being ginger even when you're a seal: Lonely pup shunned by his colony

Sitting all alone on a beach, this little seal is an outcast from the colony.
Its crime? Having reddish-brown fur and the palest of blue eyes. The rest of its sleek black family took an instant dislike to the ginger pup, leaving it to fend for itself.
The pictures were taken by Anatoly Strakhov, who spotted the seal on Tyuleniy Island, Russia.

The loneliest seal in the world: This rare brown furred pup was spotted on the beach at Tyuleniy Island, Russia

Hiding hole: The seal, which is almost blind, had been hiding under a pile of logs when he was first spotted

Hiding hole: The seal, which is almost blind, had been hiding under a pile of logs when he was first spotted

Shunned: The pup sits on is own up the beach while other seals group by the water's edge

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