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Seal Pup Kept in Motel Room Is Ready to Be Set Free
The Seattle Times ^
| August 20, 2010
Posted on 08/23/2010 11:49:04 AM PDT by nickcarraway
The seal pup that spent a night in a couple's Westport motel room in June will be released back into the wild Tuesday. The seal pup that spent a night in a couple's Westport motel room in June will be released back into the wild Tuesday. PAWS Wildlife Center spokeswoman Mary Leake Schildner said the pup is grown up and able to hunt on his own, which means he's ready to return to his natural habitat. PAWS took the seal pup into its care after the couple staying in a motel in Westport had taken it from the beach to their room. The vacationing couple thought they were helping the pup, which they assumed was stranded on the shore. Mother seals will often leave their pups on a beach while they hunt for food. PAWS said the couple could have been badly injured by the pup, which was then 6 to 8 weeks old. The seal will leave PAWS at about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday and will be released around 12:30 p.m. in Ocean Shores, across the bay from Westport.
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TOPICS: Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: motels; seals
I can't believe they were actually able to get the seal to come with them, and not get injured.
To: Slings and Arrows
“We’ll leave a light on for you... and any wild animals you bring...” Tom Bodette
To: nickcarraway
I can't believe they were actually able to get the seal to come with them, and not get injured.They'll chase you a short distance, and they're pretty small.
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posted on
08/23/2010 11:53:37 AM PDT
by
gundog
(Why is it that useful idiots remain idiots long after they've exhausted their usefulness?)
To: nickcarraway; Slings and Arrows; JoeProBono
That motel has the approval of seal.
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posted on
08/23/2010 11:56:32 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Those who support the construction of the WTC mosque oppose Christian missionaries working abroad.)
To: a fool in paradise
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posted on
08/23/2010 12:00:05 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: nickcarraway
Got lost looking for a good club to walk into...
Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.
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posted on
08/23/2010 12:04:48 PM PDT
by
The Comedian
(Evil can only succeed if good men don't point at it and laugh.)
To: nickcarraway
That’s what happens when stupid illinformed people believe all that stuff about ‘poor little baby seals’. I bet they drive a prius too (yet another exercise in stupidity that only looks ‘green’).
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posted on
08/23/2010 12:19:19 PM PDT
by
battousai
(Conservatives are racist? YES, I hate stupid white liberals.)
To: The Comedian
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posted on
08/23/2010 12:24:39 PM PDT
by
frithguild
(Joe Wilson was wrong when he shouted "You lie!" Obama doesn't just lie - he lies all the time.)
To: nickcarraway; a fool in paradise
Mother seals will often leave their pups on a beach while they hunt for food. Heidi Klum must be seriously PO'ed.
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posted on
08/23/2010 12:35:16 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
("I can't possibly get into trouble letting my monkey carry grenades." --Gen. Karl Tagon)
To: battousai
Those people should be banned form watching Disney films for the rest of their life.
Next thing you know, they'll try flying their car.
To: Slings and Arrows
He’s never going to survive unless he gets a little crazy.
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posted on
08/23/2010 12:40:57 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: nickcarraway
Knowing about seal dentition and behavior, I suggest the couple must be “Seal Whisperers”.
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posted on
08/23/2010 12:46:01 PM PDT
by
GladesGuru
(In a society predicated upon freedom, it is essential to examine principles,)
To: nickcarraway
Hopefully when they let it go, there are no Orcas around...
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posted on
08/23/2010 12:46:07 PM PDT
by
sit-rep
To: nickcarraway
It is reported that the animal spent all of its time on a Posturepedic mattress.
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posted on
08/23/2010 2:24:05 PM PDT
by
Erasmus
(Personal goal: Have a bigger carbon footprint than Tony Robbins.)
To: Erasmus
He’s covered in bedbug bites.
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