Harbor seals wait for food in ice water at the Seal Bay, a scenic spot of Yantai city, East China`s Shandong province, Jan 7, 2011. As local temperature falls to minus 7 degrees centigrade, harbor seals at the scenic area were trapped by ice. Staff members have taken efforts to help the harbor seals, one of China`s highly protected species, get through the cold winter there. [Photo/Xinhua]

Harbor seals wait for food in ice water at the Seal Bay, a scenic spot of Yantai city, East China`s Shandong province, Jan 7, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]

Harbor seals wait for food in ice water at the Seal Bay, a scenic spot of Yantai city, East China`s Shandong province, Jan 7, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]

Harbor seals wait for food in ice water at the Seal Bay, a scenic spot of Yantai city, East China`s Shandong province, Jan 7, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]