Emaciated Seal Pup Rescued From Beach After Being Orphaned
On 1/28/21 at 11:06 AM EST
An emaciated orphaned seal pup has been rescued from a beach in Ireland in the hope it will soon recover and can be released into the sea.
A member of the public called wildlife rescue service Seal Rescue Ireland on Monday morning after they saw the animal on Binnion Beach in County Donegal, on the country s northwestern coast.
Volunteers were called to the scene to rescue the pup, which was taken to their headquarters. They named the pup Atria.
Grey seals in the area give birth to pups above the high tide line between October to November. The pups, which are covered in fluffy white fur, stay on the land for the first four to six weeks of their lives. The mothers, meanwhile hunt, coming back and forth to feed their pups fatty milk that makes them quickly gain weight.