Stranded seal at Hartlepool
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Stranded seal at Hartlepool
Image: © Robert Graham Taken: 28 Dec 2011
This seal pup (a Grey Seal I think) had been stranded on these steps by the tide. The girl was from a wildlife group and had answered a call from a member of the pudlic. She said the seal would probably go back in the water on the next tide and was in good condition.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.684277
Longitude
-1.199609