How did he end up there?
Not long ago, a beach visitor in the UK did a double take when they spotted something unexpected hiding beneath a seaside fish and chips shop. Concerned for the creature’s safety, the onlooker quickly reached out to British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) for assistance.
The mystery visitor turned out to be a seal pup who had wandered away from the ocean and, possibly in search of a meal, sought shelter beneath the busy eatery. “Seals don’t spend all their time swimming,” BDMLR explained on Facebook. “Sometimes they find themselves at the local chippy!”
BDMLR sent area coordinator Darren Martin to handle the situation. While seeing seals on the beach is common in the region, Martin was a bit surprised that this little pup had maneuvered through the bustling crowd of diners and found its way into such a populated spot.
Martin came up with a plan and got to work. “I crawled as far under the building as I could to coax him out,” Martin told The Dodo. Patiently, he encouraged the pup to leave its hiding place and return to the sand. After a quick health check confirmed the pup was unharmed, the seal happily made its way back into the ocean waves.
Hopefully, this adventurous seal pup will stick to the sea from now on, enjoying the natural feast that awaits him in the wild.