Mint Choc Chip, 6 weeks male common seal pup, was rescued from Hemsby beach after a concerned member of the public contacted the Hunstanton SEA LIFE Sanctuary. The pup was about 6 weeks old at the time of his rescue and had been abandoned by his mother. He is underweight and has several small wounds on his body, but the animal care team are doing everything they can to successfully rehabilitate and release Mint Choc Chip back to the wild in a few months time. Update - 20th September 2015 : Photo above and left of Mint Choc Chip were taken on 19th September 2015, he is currently in hospital pen number 3. Click here to see a large of this and above photos. Update - 27th October 2015 : Mint Choc Chip´s mouth is healing well and he is putting on weight quickly, now weighs 22kgs. Update - 19th November 2015 : Mint Choc Chip is still in the main hospital and will be moved outside to the seal pool in the next few weeks. Click here to see a larger photo of this which was taken on 17th November 2015. Update - 14th December 2015 : Mint Choc Chip has been moved to the hospital´s swim pool until his mouth is completely healed. He is currently sharing the swim pool with another rescued seal named Tornado. Update - 9th January 2016 : Mint Choc Chip is still in the hospital´s swim pool awaiting test results for his mouth. His flipper tag number is 170 (blue). Update - 28th February 2016 : Mint Choc Chip is now in the outside pool for his final stage of rehabilitation and to learn how to compete for fish with the resident adult seals and rescued seal pups. Click here to see a larger photo of this. Update - 28th June 2016 : Mint Choc Chip was released back to the wild on 21st June 2016 on the beach in front of Hunstanton Sea Life Sanctuary. Each pup can cost up to £5,000 to rescue, rehabilitate and release, if you would like to adopt Mint Choc Chip or make a donation towards this pup´s rehabilitation at Hunstanton SEA LIFE Sanctuary, please Click here for more details.