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Neil the Seal visits Tasmania again.

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This is a different kind of post from my usual but I wanted to share Neil the Seal. My North American friends and family will enjoy seeing him.

We have a gorgeous sunny day but it is about 37F out. I’m glad we have sun. I’m wrapped up in my fuzzy robe with my coffee. I have to tell you about Neil the Seal. He is a very large elephant seal. He evidently lost his mother 5 or 6 years ago as a pup and survived. But every year he comes out of the water and has a big rest on one of our local beaches and does a big moult. The issue is he is big‼️ He attracts a lot of attention. He is a real celebrity here. People from all over visit him. It has become a problem as he needs protection. 

My friend called me last night and was chatting away. She and husband and her two boys who are home on school hols from uni took a drive out to see him.

There are security guards 24/7 keeping an eye on him and tourists and dogs away from him. Everybody seems to be talking about him and he’s in the news a lot. He’ll go back to the sea before long. Personally I wish everyone would just keave him alone. But my veterinarian friend said if he was that bothered he would go back into the water and rest elsewhere. There is a lot of coastline here yet he visits every year.

Enjoy the internet photos. Such an interesting animal.

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10 thoughts on “Neil the Seal visits Tasmania again.”

  1. If he’s going to keep coming, the city might need to develop systems for dealing with him, a bit like those Asian villages that have wandering elephants (Do African villages have wandering elephants?). It wouldn’t do to have him run into while he’s on the road.

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    1. The state put 24/7 hour security on him but today he left the area and has returned to the sea from all accounts. He comes here every year but doesn’t really sray long. He’s just such a big animal.

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