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Welcome to our News Update for the Winter 2021/22, if you are visiting the Hunstanton SEA LIFE, don´t forget to purchase your entrance tickets in advance.
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Guest Information - Following the recent update from the Government, if you are visiting the Hunstanton SEA LIFE as from 10th December 2021, it is now mandatory to wear a face covering inside the centre, unless you are exempt.
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Summer and Twix, Asian Short-Clawed Otters, enjoying treats in their very own Christmas tree.
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| #DidYouKnow...Seals can hold their breathe underwater for upto 30 minutes.
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| Jia, the Chinese Water Dragon! #DidYouKnow...Chinese Water Dragons can grow to up to 1 metre in length, including their tail, and can live for 10 to 15 years.
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| The amazing Ocean display holds 187,500 litres of natural seawater and is home to over 30 amazingly different species of fish and the majestic Green Sea Turtle, Ernie!
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| #DidYouKnow Leaf-cutter Ants grow their own food in underground fungus farms. Pieces of leaves are carried hundreds of metres, with each ant carrying a piece up to 50 times their own body weight!
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| Grey Seal Pupping Season!
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The grey seals pups season is normally between October and March, if you are visiting the coast around Norfolk, you may well see pups, can we remind you that they may look cute, but they have sharp teeth that carry harmful bacterial.
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They can also be easily disturbed and lose their mum, so please keep your distance and help look after our wonderful marine life!
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Souvenir Guide Books
Here are the front covers of the Sanctuary´s Guide book.
If during your next visit you purchase a copy, the profits go towards the care of the rescued seal pups in the hospital.
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| If you find a Seal in the Wild
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For over 30 years Hunstanton SEA LIFE Sanctuary has been rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing seal pups from the North Sea coastline and beyond that find themselves in trouble, whether it be eye problems, respiratory infections and malnourishment to broken bones, pollution-related problems and being separated from their mother too soon.
A quick reminder that if you discover a seal pup that is in distress or alone, please call the Hunstanton SEA LIFE on 01485 533576 and/or the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) team on 01825 765546.
The Animal Care Team are on call around the clock to race to the rescue of seal pups in trouble anywhere around the coast.
DO keep your distance;
DON´T attempt to handle or touch the pup;
DON´T attempt to put the pup back in the sea;
DON´T ignore the situation;
DO tell the appropriate organisation.
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When you ring, please be prepared to give an exact location of the seal, your contact details, what condition is the seal in for example is it alone, thin, injured or seems unwell (noisy breathing, coughing, runny nose). Tell people around you to keep clear of the seal by at least 50 metres, if you can, draw a circle in the sand around the pup.
Remember most often seals come out of the water on to land to rest, digest after eating their food, relax and sleep.
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What to do if you find a dead seal on beach!
If you come across a dead seal, the advice is not to touch or go near it, please call
West Norfolk council on 01553 616200.
If you find a stranded living marine animal, please call the SEA LIFE Sanctuary on 01485 533576 and/or the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) team on 01825 765546.
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This news update has been put together by volunteers/supporters of the Hunstanton SEA LIFE Sanctuary.
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