Friday, April 24, 2020

When an elephant seal moves into your yard

A teacher living in a beachfront home in Washington state:
“I was lesson planning on my computer, and I looked out the window, and there was a giant elephant seal kind of coming towards the house.”
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“I got on the horn with [Fish and Wildlife], and he immediately knew who she was. She has three tags on her flippers, [but] he didn’t have to ID them. He goes, ‘I’ll bet you anything that’s Elsie May’”
Watch her slobber up the patio door:




And nap in the yard: