A few crabeater seals, whose homes are usually ice packs around Antarctica, have inexplicably ended up in South Africa over the past few years. The most recent one was released back into the sea a week ago and is being tracked.
Bayworld has called on dog owners to keep their pets under control at the beach after an incident at Maitlands on Tuesday where a seal was attacked by six German shepherds.
A southern elephant seal known for his annual return trips to Cape Town has once again made the Mother City’s beaches his summer holiday home. But he is not the only Antarctic wanderer soaking up the sun along South Africa’s coastline.
A viral video of a seal attacking a young Gqeberha child before turning its attention to an American actress may have tongues wagging, but the scars run deep for the seven-year-old boy, who is now too afraid to step back onto the beach.
A Gqeberha father and son were attacked by a juvenile seal in the surf at Cape Town’s Clifton Beach in a bizarre incident captured on camera, which went viral on social media on Wednesday.