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In a bizarre and unexpected sighting, an elephant seal was spotted wandering through the streets of Gordon’s Bay (Cape Town) on Tuesday morning, nearly a kilometre from the shoreline.

Stunned residents first noticed the massive marine mammal around 6am and quickly began filming the unusual encounter.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZxpmaMYNh8?si=RteBOjtcXA5jUcQ7

Videos and photos online showed the visibly fatigued seal moving slowly along tarred roads, even propping its upper body on a parked vehicle before continuing to galumph forward.

By 8am, officials from the Cape of Good Hope SPCA had arrived at Sir Lowry’s Pass Road, where the animal had settled in a residential area.

Efforts were immediately launched to ensure the seal's safety and eventual relocation.

SPCA spokesperson Belinda Abraham confirmed that inspectors were working to secure the area and develop a safe, low-stress plan to return the elephant seal to its natural habitat.

“This is a rather unexpected visitor,” Abraham said.

“We’re actively working on a safe and stress-free plan to relocate this magnificent marine mammal. Please avoid the area to help us give the seal the space and calm it needs while we carry out the rescue. This is a developing situation, and we’ll keep the public updated.”

One resident, who asked not to be named, said the seal likely made its way inland during the early hours.

“The seal had been busy since early morning. He was around the beach area and then moved closer inland. We often see seals here, but not like this, it’s not an everyday occurrence. This was unusual. The seal was huge!” she said.

“There were a lot of Gordon’s Bay residents at the scene because it was something phenomenal, especially at that time of the morning.”

Despite the growing crowd of onlookers, the animal appeared unbothered, calmly navigating the streets as residents looked on in amazement.

This isn’t the first time a seal has ventured into Cape Town’s suburbs. In December 2022, a female seal was seen crossing the busy Jakes Gerwel Drive near Vangate Mall in Athlone.

That animal was later safely returned to its marine environment by Chief Inspector Jaco Pieterse of the Cape of Good Hope SPCA.

Hunter no dey that side to Pepper soup am

That's strange

All I can say is, Dear Elephant Seal, you are very lucky where you did this. Iykyk

Wow

Before he reach road they would have butchered it over here. They won’t give him time to dance for express

See beta meat for dis economy .. my naija people for don do justice to it by now

Animal life matters....

Where is that guy called "Righteousness" ?
Food don done oo

If it is Nigeria, they for don dissect am since

inoki247:


Hunter no dey that side to Pepper soup am

everything no be pepper soup! Some meat no Dey irritate you ni

God abeg... What kind of elephant that doesn't have tusk

Amazing

Those people are civilised, well fed, and understand the importance of safely returning it to its habitat. If such were to occur in other part of the world, the Elephant Seal would be in the community's soup pots.

Kudos to them!

Pepper soup dey show himself

I did not see any crashing 😕

If it is Nigeria those that eats pig can as well devour this one.
Pepper soup will be loading

If it were Nigeria. Awon ogboju ode ti ma yanju e. Soup.

Rhado:
All I can say is, Dear Elephant Seal, you are very lucky where you did this. Iykyk

I thought so too. Given the color souls standing around it, it is very lucky indeed!

adebowales:
everything no be pepper soup! Some meat no Dey irritate you ni

with enough ginger and yellow pepper, we're good to go

It's well.

See confirm pepper soup that this people miss with confirm palm wine that will go along. Why not my country Nigeria.

God bless the Kings and Queens of the south for not killing it.

Wow

The dude is lucky that it is within a friendly territory. Let it not swim across to enemy territory or else

dare it in Naija , anu Mmiri

If this one entered my domot eh, na sallah meat be that.


No need to buy ram for sallah again.

I can count few white South Africans down on that video background!!!

Me thought all of them had left😂😂😂