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"They used to be in harems and small chunks dotted down the beach, but this year ... ringed and hooded seals often hang around Cape Cod, according to the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown ...

The Center for Coastal Studies Right Whale Ecology Program announced that Cape Cod had its first sighting ... Officials said one whale was located near Pilgrim Beach in Plymouth, while the other ...