Nesqik was rescued on 18th June 2023 Nesquik was rescued on the 29th of June 2023 from Heacham beach after being separated from his mum. Assistant Curator Sophie and Operations Manager Lauren travelled to the beach and saw that Nesquik was alone and distressed and had clearly been alone for a long time. After a quick beach assessment, Sophie and Lauren took Nesquik back to the seal hospital. The team estimate that at the time of rescue Nesquik was between 3 and 7 days old. His umbilicus was still intact when he was found, meaning he is very much a newborn and should have spent much more time with his mother. He is the third pup of the 2023 common rescue season! Update - 8th July 2023 : As you may have guessed, this season´s naming theme is types of soft drinks! The Operations Manager, Lauren, chose Nesquik´s name as this was her first official seal rescue. Nesquik is being well cared for by their specialist animal care team and is so far showing positive signs.   As he progresses in his rehabilitation journey, he will eventually move to their pup recovery pool which is outside and next to the resident seal pool. These photos below were taken on 7th July 2023. Click here to see a larger version of the photos. Update - 6th October 2023 : Nesquik and another rescued seal pups Rubicon spent approximately 2 months in the hospital being cared for, they slowly built up their strength thanks to the intensive care of the Animal Care Team to the point when they were ready to be moved to the outside recovery pool. During their time in the recovery pool, they learnt to swim in deeper water, gain more muscle strength and understand that you have to fight to catch a fish. On 3rd October 2023, the rescued common seal pups had completed their rehabilitation and reached their target weights of over 25kg+ and received their final health checks, this meant there were ready to be released back into the wild. The Animal Care Team put the two pups in stretchers and with extra volunteers, released them from a local beach.   Click here to see a selection of photos of their release.   Also you will find more photos on our Flickr Account. Click here to watch a short video of their release.