Wow. I am not sure what to make of this.
Arctic Seal Dies After Swimming to Fla.
"ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - An Arctic seal found in a Fort Lauderdale canal—far from its habitat near the North Pole—died Tuesday, a day after it was captured.
The bearded seal was thin and dehydrated, though it was not immediately known what killed the animal. Dr. Christopher Dold, a staff veterinarian at SeaWorld, said the park would examine it Tuesday to try to learn more.
However, Dold said it may never be known why the animal came so far south.
"It may continue to live on in a land of speculation as to why this happened," Dold said. "It's such an isolated event."
Rescuers used two nets to remove the 6-foot-long, 250-pound seal from a canal in a residential area Monday. It arrived at SeaWorld later that night.
"This is the first time we have had a bearded seal show up in Florida," said Kim Amendola, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration spokeswoman. She said their typical habitat is north of Newfoundland. "
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