IT'S NOT OFTEN that nature finds a way of outwitting mankind and then continues to improve upon the technique throughout the passage of time; but where fishermen and seals are concerned, fishermen are finding themselves outsmarted by a highly intelligent and adaptable enemy fighting upon home territory.Having evolved from land-based mammals such as bears, weasels, racoons and skunks about 50 million years ago, and withstood the ravages of evolution by their ability to reason, little wonder the common and grey seals living in the cold waters of the northern hemisphere are giving commercial fishermen a good run for their money.
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