A “movable” and “fighting” baby seal had to be rescued from a Nantucket road.
The three-week-old cub was found crying on Polpis Road Wednesday by a crossing guard, Jamie Grimes, who called the Marine Mammal Alliance in Nantucket for help.
Grimes helped keep the baby seal safe until a three-person team could arrive, according to the Alliance, which posted adorable photos of the baby seal on its Facebook.
“After some hunting, we safely locked up the healthy young man and transported him to a safe location on Quidnet where he can rest within sight of the sea and come out when he is rested and ready,” they wrote on the social media platform.
The seal was found shortly before 8 a.m. near Sesachacha Pond and was “screaming” when rescuers reached it after it fell down a hill, Pam Murphy, president of the organization’s board of directors, told the Boston Globe.
“He was a feisty brat,” Murphy told the outlet. “He definitely gave me some problems because he was very restless.”
The three-week-old puppy was found crying on Polpis Road by crossing guard Jamie Grimes on Wednesday. Marine Mammal Alliance Nantucket/Facebook Grimes helped keep the baby seal safe until a three-person team arrived. Pam Murphy, who helped rescue the puppy, said the puppy was a “feisty” and “moving” animal. Nantucket/Facebook Marine Mammal Alliance
The little seal did not have any injuries when it was found.
The animal was taken to a “secluded location near a snow fence” and eventually returned to the water on Friday, according to Murphy.
The little seal did not have any injuries when it was found. Marine Mammal Alliance Nantucket/Facebook The animal was taken to a “secluded spot near a snow fence” and eventually returned to the water on Friday. Nantucket/Facebook Marine Mammal Alliance
The board president said it’s common to see lost puppies this time of year, and the Alliance received four calls on Thursday alone.
“I wouldn’t be surprised if some of this frenzy of little puppies booking trips away from the ocean is due to these stormy seas we’ve been having,” he told The Globe.
It is also the “breeding season” from November to January.
The cubs are left alone after three weeks and some become “disoriented” after their mothers abandon them.
The Alliance reminds locals not to interact with seals if they encounter them outside their natural habitat and instead call them for help.
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