‘How did you get here?’ A large elephant seal is found lumbering along a South African street

CAPE TOWN South Africa AP A large elephant seal took a wrong turn and was seen lumbering along a street in a coastal town in South Africa early Tuesday surprising residents and inspiring a rescue effort to get him back to sea Related Articles Who is Mohammed Sinwar the Hamas leader Israel says it killed Lawsuits aim to hold fossil fuel companies responsible for atmosphere change Here s a look at particular Tate brothers face rape and trafficking charges in the UK A new variant of COVID- may be driving up cases in particular parts of the world WHO says Czech Republic accuses China of malicious cyber campaign against its foreign ministry The two-ton seal which an animal welfare group revealed was a young male was making his way through a suburb of Gordon s Bay near Cape Town Locals came out of houses and recorded videos This is unreal Hi bro how did you get here one woman urged Police and a local protection company attempted to contain the seal by parking patrol cars around him He rested his huge head on the hood of one car and half-climbed over another before slipping free traveling a road and carrying on up a sidewalk An elephant seal that discovered its way into a residential area in Gordon s Bay near Cape Town South Africa Tuesday May AP Photo The seal eventually stopped next to a shopping mall Animal welfare functionaries worried he was too far from the ocean to find his way back and might become exhausted and dehydrated They estimated he weighed around two tons pounds Elephant seals can grow to twice that size A organization of marine wildlife specialists and a city veterinarian sedated the seal and guided him into an animal carriage trailer to be returned to his natural habitat at a nearby bay Staff members of the Marine Unit with Shark Spotters facilitate the transportation of an elephant seal that located its way into a residential area in Gordon s Bay near Cape Town South Africa Tuesday May AP Photo The local Cape of Good Hope SPCA later posted a video on social media of the seal making his way down a beach and toward the ocean Sea you later the video reported AP Africa news https apnews com hub africa