Hungry Hungry Hippo was rescued on 23rd December 2015
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Hungry Hungry Hippo, approx. 6 weeks old male grey seal pup, was rescued on the 23rd December 2015 from Porthkidney beach in Lelant by the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) team.
He was found to be very underweight at 15kgs, as well as being malnourished and exhausted, also had some small superficial wounds to his flippers and a respiratory infection.
Photo right was taken on 28th December 2015 in the hospital´s isolation pen number 1.
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Update - 28th January 2016 : Hungry Hungry Hippo is now in the outside convalescent pool for his next stage of rehabilitation and to learn how to compete for fish with other seals during feeding time before being released back to the wild in the coming months.
Hungry Hungry Hippo´s flipper tag number is 80 (blue).
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Update - 14th May 2016 : Hungry Hungry Hippo along with Backgammon, Fantastica, Sagaland, Pie Face, Quiz and Tiddlywinks were released back into the wild on 10th May 2016 at Gwithian. Click here to watch a short video filmed by Grace Jones.
Click here to see a selection of amazing photos taken by Photographer Simon Bone of the release.
Photo left by © Simon Bone
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Update - 1st August 2016 : Hungry Hungry Hippo was seen at a local haul-out along the north coast of Cornwall on 30th June 2016, 4th, 7th, 11th & 12th July 2016.
© Photo Credit : Sue Sayer - Seal Research Trust
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By monitoring the behaviour of seals after release back into the wild, the Cornish Seal Sanctuary, Seal Research Trust and other organisations can use this information to define the best practice standards and policies that they can share with the international rescue community.
Each seal´s fur pattern is unique and enables the organisations to track them for life.
Seals face many challenges, yet we all depend on them to balance our marine ecosystem, which is essential to make the oxygen we breathe.
Seals are our globally rare wildlife tourist attraction, helping diversify coastal economic prosperity.
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