Man Almost Bitten While Saving a Seal
- 4 years ago
Occurred on December 26, 2019 / Walvis Bay, Erongo, Namibia
Info from Licensor: "I do many seal disentanglements at the local seal colony. There are around 80,000 seals out there at the moment. This youngster was sleeping on an abandoned pier and had a rubber gasket discarded from a boat stuck around his neck, cutting deeply into his skin. I used my special net to catch him, and as I grabbed him, his sleeping friend awoke and charged me, nearly biting my leg. I've been bitten a few times before, and it's never pleasant. All worth it though, because i managed to disentangle the injured animal."
Info from Licensor: "I do many seal disentanglements at the local seal colony. There are around 80,000 seals out there at the moment. This youngster was sleeping on an abandoned pier and had a rubber gasket discarded from a boat stuck around his neck, cutting deeply into his skin. I used my special net to catch him, and as I grabbed him, his sleeping friend awoke and charged me, nearly biting my leg. I've been bitten a few times before, and it's never pleasant. All worth it though, because i managed to disentangle the injured animal."