OSAKA--Breeding staff at the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan here have been working around the clock to make sure a ringed seal pup that looked like he was going to die at birth bulks up.
The male pup, born at the aquarium in the city’s Minato Ward at 2:58 a.m. on April 1, appeared lifeless, barely moving immediately after birth.
The 55-centimeter-long, 2.5-kilogram pup also showed signs of hypothermia and hypoglycemia.
But thanks to the breeding staff who have worked tirelessly to give the pup treatment while the facility is shut down due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, he is now thriving and will hopefully make an appearance at the aquarium in the not-so-distant future.