Wild seal in Yamaguchi Prefecture attracts national media attention
Mainichi/TBS News report on a seal that has attracted nationwide media attention:
The seal, which measures about 1.5 meters in length, was first spotted at a park by the Hashimoto River, about 2.5 kilometers upstream from the river mouth.
It appears to be a young bearded seal, a species that inhabits Hokkaido and its neighbors, according to Toshiyuki Tatsukawa, an employee at the Kaikyokan aquarium in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
If the seal sticks around long enough, he will no doubt be given both a name and a residency certificate.
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