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A young male elephant seal, weighing around two tons, wandered into a suburb of Gordon's Bay near Cape Town, South Africa, surprising residents. Marine wildlife specialists sedated and transported the seal back to the ocean, highlighting a successful rescue effort.
A group of wildlife biologists at the National Park Service observed a rare act of altruism by a bull elephant seal at Point Reyes National Seashore in California, as the male seal saved a drowning pup in a selfless act during mating season, contrary to their usual behavior focused on mating. The researchers noted that the male seal's intentional and deliberate actions to rescue the pup were a departure from their typical behavior, and after the successful rescue, the seal collapsed on the shore, showcasing a rare display of heroism in the animal kingdom.
A trio of ecologists has observed a male bull elephant seal performing an act of altruism by rescuing a distressed pup at Point Reyes, California. The researchers witnessed the bull expending energy to swim into the ocean and gently nudge the pup back to shore, an unusual behavior for these typically aggressive and energy-conserving animals. This unique event, captured in photographs, suggests a rare display of altruism in the animal kingdom.