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Dead Seal on Garryvoe Beach

EileenOver · 2013-03-03 16:53:43

Was walking today on Garryvoe beach and came across an unfortunate dead seal. The seal was freshly dead as it wasn't smelling and his skin and whiskers are completely in tact..... Well, except for the large hole in the seal. Anyone any ideas what could have caused this injury?

03-03-2013 4:53pm

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EileenOver

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Was walking today on Garryvoe beach and came across an unfortunate dead seal. The seal was freshly dead as it wasn't smelling and his skin and whiskers are completely in tact..... Well, except for the large hole in the seal. Anyone any ideas what could have caused this injury?

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#2 03-03-2013 4:58pm

Plug

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washed up then attacked by foxes? Im no expert so im probably wrong,

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#3 05-03-2013 10:57pm

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The birds and crabs would be picking the seal clean at every opportunity.

About 2 years ago i came across the same thing.......... my dog decided she loved the smell and rubbed herself off it :eek:

The windows were down in the car the whole way home.

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#4 06-03-2013 7:20pm

Tonio

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Came across this dead dolphin just after Christmas last at Inch beach.

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#5 11-03-2013 3:51pm

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very sad to see, especially the dolphin.
he has a roap around his tail?

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#6 27-03-2013 12:42am

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saw that same seal before you with one clean bite bout the size of a football out of the side of its head.
have seen a couple of seals dead on that strand

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