Species : Grey Seal
Date Admitted : 11th February 2011
Sex : Male
Found : Hunstanton Beach
Damien is our first grey seal pup this year.
Damien was brought into our hospital as he seemed dehydrated, lethargic and had a lack of energy - which could mean low levels of glucose in his blood.
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When we got him back to the hospital we soon realised that he was very hard to handle! He weighed 22kg and certainly knew how to use his weight!
Aggression in seal pups is a positive sign that they´re ready for release. Aggression shows that they do not wish to be around humans, which is perfect for when they´re put back into the wild - it´s highly unlikely they won´t come back! This is how Damien got his name; staff cleaning his pen have to be very careful when around him.
We hopefully will not be keeping Damien too long, we have sent faeces and blood samples off to see if there´s anything that needs treating - if not then he will be released immediately.
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Update : 12th February 2011 - Damien has been moved into our pup pool as he´s very active, aggressive and is eating whole fish by himself. Once we get his test results back and they are clear of worms, Damien will be released back into the wild.
Update : 21st February 2011 - Click here to read Damien's press release.
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Update : 1st March 2011 - Photo right of Damien was taken in the hospital on 27th February 2011.
Click here to see a photo collage of Damien. |
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 | Update : 25th April 2011 - Damien was released back into the wild on 23rd April 2011 near Sutton Bridge in Lincolnshire. He weighed 35kg and his flipper tag number is 56 (white).
Click here to see a photo collage of Damien.
Click here to watch a video of the release. |
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Help Us to Help Them.....Each pup can cost up to £1,000 to rehabilitate, if you would like to adopt a pup or make a donation towards this pup´s rehabilitation, please Click here for more details.
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