A seal floats in the water and only has its head above the water to look around at periscope depth. Other than that, he swims around and maybe also plays with the floating ball lying next to him. I think this is a toy. It looks a bit abstract, but you are looking at the animal from below here and the reflection of its body can be seen in the surface of the water. The round orange ball is also mirrored in the surface of the water. The seal, by the way, was not alone. There was a second one swimming around which cannot be seen in the picture. Because of the markings, I think this is a common seal.
This photo was taken in the sea aquarium at Ecomare on Texel. There are some windows there to see the animals swimming underwater. At the time of shooting (24 August 2024) and posting here (30 August 2024), there were no restrictive conditions on Ecomare's site.
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