Species : Common (harbour) Seal
Date Admitted : 5th August 2012
Sex : Female
Found : Holkham
Rescue weight : 10kg.
Condition : 42 days old pup, face wounds - badly bitten by another seal.
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Upon arrival at the hospital, Sophie was found to have suffered from worms and septic arthritus.
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Sophie along with Ogogo, Jessica-Jane and Oates were released back into the wild on 16th October 2012 at Snettisham. Sophie weighed 33kg and her flipper tag number
is 18 (green).
Click here to see a selection of photos
taken during
the release.
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British Paralympic Gold medalist Jessica-Jane Applegate was on hand to help the Animal Care Team with the release of the seal pups back into the wild.
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Each pup can costs up to £5,000 to rescue, rehabilitate and release, if you would like to adopt a seal or make a donation towards a pup´s rehabilitation at Hunstanton SEA LIFE Sanctuary,
please Click here for more details.
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