| Pumpkin is still enjoying his orange lifebuoy but the Animal Care Team had a surprise for him, they arranged for a pontoon raft to be delivered.
Click here to watch a short video of Pumpkin floating around with his lifebuoy.
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| | So here is Pumpkin´s surprise...Kelly and Tamara putting together the pontoon for the seals to use as a haul-out area in their pool.
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| | Feeding time in the grey seals enclosure, click here or on the photos below to see larger version of these.
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| | Click here to watch a short video of the resident grey seals and some of the rescued seal pups in the convalesent pool being very noisy pups during water change day!
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| | Just click on the photo of your choice below to see a larger version of the seal feeding in the Convalescent pool.
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| | Kerplunk enjoying the wooden raft in the convalescent pool but she doesn´t seem happy that her friend Tic Tac Toe is disturbing her.
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| | Here is Ray nicking the delicious conger eel from one of his friends in the convalescent pool when she was not looking. Naughty Ray!
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| | Say hello to Alex, it´s his turn to clean the convalescent pool.
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| | If you have not visited the Seal Sanctuary since Christmas, you will see a difference behind the viewing platform of the convalescent pool; the pine trees have been removed.
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| | Babyface with his two sons, Bo and Buddy, waiting for their breakfast.
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| Here are a list of tagged seals spotted in the wild by members of the Cornwall Seal Group Research Trust (CSG) around the coast of Cornwall this month:-
Flax and Jenga on 3rd December 2015.
This above information regarding tagged seals seen in the wild is copyright of the Cornwall Seal Group Research Trust.
Click here to read interesting facts sheet about the grey seals in Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly which was produced by Sue Sayer of the CSG.
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| | The Cornish Seal Sanctuary´s latest leaflet for 2015 is available, Click here to download a pdf version.
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| At the time of writing this update (31st December 2015), here are the whereabouts of all the rescued seal pups.
Click on the name of the pup below to see a photo of them:-
Convalescent Pool -
Battleship,
Bingo,
Boggle,
Checkers,
Euchre,
Go Fish,
Hex,
Jenga,
Kerplunk,
Labyrinth,
Ludo,
One Eye Jack,
Rummy,
Solitaire,
Tic Tac Toe,
Uno
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Whist
Rehabilation Pool -
Cribbage & Yahtzee
Nursery Pools -
Articulate,
Backgammon,
Jumanji,
Scrabble,
Shogi and
Tiddlywinks
Hospital -
Cranium,
Fantastica,
Hungry Hungry Hippo,
Pop Up Pirate,
Roulette and
Sagaland
A few of these rescued seal pups are very close to their release weight of 40kgs, this means the Animal Care Team will be checking the tides and weather so there may be a release in January 2016.
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Just like to remind you that if you discover a seal pup that is in distress or alone, please call the Seal Sanctuary on 01326 221361 and/or the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) on 01825 765546.
DO keep your distance;
DON´T attempt to handle the pup;
DON´T attempt to put the pup in the sea;
DON´T ignore the situation;
DO tell the appropriate organisation.
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| Feathered friends Waddles and Godfrey are the latest penguin couple to join the flock at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary this month.
The devoted pair were formerly part of a 20-bird colony at the Seaview Wildlife Encounter on the Isle of Wight, which has closed down after 44 years. Click here to read more.
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| | Diego and Noito have a play fight while waiting for feeding time.
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| | Sunny and André waiting for their pool to be filled with water after it was cleaned.
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| | Muffin with his coat on in the paddock.
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| | Please remember that this cat is wild and can be unpredictable with people, he is happy to make his way around the Sanctuary but cannot be trusted, please do not try to touch him during your visit.
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| | Here are the members of the Animal Care Team who worked over the Festive period to make sure all were well cared for at the Sanctuary.
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| One of RNAS´s Sea Kings flying over the Seal Sanctuary on her final day on 31st December 2015.
Cornwall´s Royal Navy Air Rescue team based at Culdrose has handed over search and rescue operations to a private company from the 1st January 2016.
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Why not adopt a creature and help to maintain first class animal care at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary.
A special way to honour a birthday, special occasion or to commemorate the life of a loved one, while supporting an important cause.
Please click here for more details and to download a printer friendly PDF version of the sponsorship form or call 01326 221361 for more details.
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