South African town wakes up to elephant seal hobbling down its streets

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South African town wakes up to elephant seal hobbling down its streets  It was an unusual sight in Gordon's Bay, a seaside town near Cape Town: an elephant seal weighing two tons galumphed down its streets on Tuesday morning. The animal was eventually caught and released on a nearby beach.   READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/28/south-african-town-wakes-up-to-elephant-seal-hobbling-down-its-streets  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00This elephant seal has taken a wrong turn, or two.

00:05Gordons Bay, a town on South Africa's coast, was surprised to see the Teuton animal slowly make its way through the streets early on Tuesday,

00:13before being guided back to the shore in a rescue effort.

00:18When the seal stopped next to a shopping mall, a team of wildlife specialists managed to sedate him and guide him into a trailer.

00:25Animal welfare officials worried he was too far from the ocean to find his way back and might become exhausted and dehydrated.

00:34The seal, a young male, was then released on a beach and was soon after seen hobbling back into his natural habitat.

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