
These seal-ebrities from Canada are pictured striking hilarious poses that even Cara Delevingne would be proud of.



The three Harp seal pups - just days old - were passing time while they waited for their mother to return from hunting.

One pup looked straight to the camera with a cheeky wink, while another lay on its back looking longingly at the lens.

The impressive poses were captured by photographer Gunther Riehle, who was lucky enough to get just feet away from the baby seals on Madeleine Island in Quebec.

Three confident seal pups are pictured on Madeleine Island in Quebec, Canada, striking poses for the camera

The Harp seal pups are just days old and were photographed while waiting for their mother to return from hunting

Harp seal pups are suckled by their mum for the first 12 days and after that they must fend for themselves

Mr Riehle, 52, said the small seals were not afraid of humans and posed for over an hour for him.

The photographer, who works as an engineer for food technology and is from Kirchheim unter Teck in Germany, said that although these particular seals had never seen humans before, they were completely unafraid of him.

He said: 'They are just waiting for their mummies to show up and feed them, which happens around every two hours.

'They like to just have a good time and play with the snow or sleep.

'When a human approaches them on their belly, they get curious and even approach the human to see whether it's their mum.

Human behaviour: Although very playful, these pups had never seen humans before being photographed

Harp seals are capable of moving quickly on the ice and can dive to depths of over 270 m

The seal mum pokes her head above the watering hole to check on her young seal pups

He added: 'Their behaviour is like that of a human, some are shy, some are aggressive, some a fully relaxed and curious and friendly.

'Their mums are normally in the water at the nearby water hole.

'You can get really close to the pups, one of them even came up to me and sniffed my overalls.

'I love these animals. They are mega cute. I have been there twice already and plan to go there again next year.

'Each day you have different light and different situations. It is never boring.'

HARP SEALS: QUICK FACTS Harp seals are solitary animals except during breeding season, when they congregate in their thousands.

They have acute vision and hearing - especially under water - but their sense of smell is not as sensitive.

They are powerful high-speed swimmers, capable of moving quickly on the ice and diving to depths of over 270 m.

The pups weigh about 10 kg and are suckled for about 12 days. The milk is rich in fat and mostly becomes blubber.

After weaning, the young spend up to 10 days alone until their embryonic hair is replaced by proper fur. Source: The Encyclopaedia of Earth Advertisement

The photographer described how one seal was so confident that it came up to him and sniffed his overalls

Seals have acute vision and hearing - especially under water - but their sense of smell is not as sensitive

Seal pups are fed by their mums about every two hours - after being weaned by their mum they will have a diet of various fish including carp