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A small polar seal, found weakened in the Arcachon basin and released in Finistère, traveled in over twenty days more than 2,000 km. The aquarium and leisure park of Brest, Océanopolis, underlined its "incredible course" full North
"He does not swim at random, he heads north to the polar circle," badured AFP Sami Hbadani, head of the care center and conservation of the marine park located in Brest.
Followed by the teams of the Breton health center
The small animal was released on June 15 on the north coast of Finistère. Since then, his career has been followed by teams from the Breton health center: "The Argos beacon on his back allows us to follow this incredible journey."
In about twenty days, the ringed seal (species of the Arctic Circle, Ed), has traveled more than 2,000 kilometers. "A distance that impresses specialists," Océanopolis says. Who named this globe-trotter 622, the number of seals taken care of by the care center since its creation in 1989.
It now has less than 600 kilometers to go beyond the Arctic Circle and find its natural habitat. Tuesday, he was off the Faroe Islands, having joined Ireland in a straight line, which he skirted by the West to continue his course full North.
It weighed only 9 kg
The small seal was found at the end of March in the Arcachon basin when it was only a few weeks, a few months at most.
Weighing only 9 kg, while animals of his species usually weigh about 20 when they are weaned, he was brought to Brest a few days later for treatment. 19659007] When he was released he weighed 26 kg.
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