Carus Patagonian Sea Lion - 1981-2008
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Much loved Gentle Giant Carus
Carus arrived at the Sanctuary when still very young, his move helping to ease an overcrowding problem at the wildlife centre he was born at in 1981.
By far the biggest animal at the Sanctuary, he proved to have a personality to match, and soon beguiled staff and visitors alike with his passions for swimming and sunbathing, his very vocal pleas for extras at feeding times, and his devotion to his female partners.
Gentle giant Carus, who weighed a staggering 52 stone, had seemed initially to be recovering well from a tricky "prolapse" operation...but went into a sudden steep decline and died overnight on 28th January 2008.
The Staff only consolation is the knowledge that the Sanctuary gave him the best home and the best life anyone possibly could have given him, and are sure Carus was happy here.
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