Zendaya was rescued on 26th November 2023
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Zendaya, an 8 weeks old female grey seal pup, was rescued from Porthtowan on the 26th of November 2023 by volunteer marine mammals medics of the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR).
She was found malnourished, underweight for her age with wounds to her body.
Photos Credit : Lizzi Larbalestier - BDMLR
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This pup was taken to the BDMLR´s seal hospital in Cornwall for initial treatment and care until a pen was available on 7th of December 2023 for her at the Sanctuary´s hospital at Gweek where she continues her rehabilitation journey.
Photos Credit : Lizzi Larbalestier - BDMLR
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Update - 9th December 2023 : Zendaya is making fantastic progress. This little pup now needs to focus on putting on some weight and finishing the course of her treatment so she can return to the wild.
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Update - 3rd January 2024 : Zendaya spent a few weeks in the hospital before she was moved down to the outside nursery pools. Now Zendaya is in the outside pools, this means she is on the road to recovery and mixing with other seal pups, also has a deeper pool to swim in. Pups in the nursery pools will be learning how to behave in the wild, interacting with other seals and also competing for their fish, which are all vital skills they will need when they are released back out into the wild.
Her flipper ID tag number is SL273 (yellow).
Photos credit - George Tyrone Deacon - BDMLR - 3rd January 2024
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| This photo below of Zendaya was taken on 7th January 2024 in the rehabilitation pool.
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Update - 17th January 2024 : Zendaya along with Benedict Cumberbatch and Idris Elba have now fully recovered and are at the perfect weight of 30+kg, ready to thrive back in the wild! They were released on the 12th of January 2024 at Kennack Sands.
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