A group of Dunedin footballers were greeted by an unexpected spectator when a seal decided to get up and close with the beautiful game. The seal first rested on an artificial cricket pitch, but as soon as a football game started nearby it decided to join in on the action and stormed the pitch, causing the game to be stopped and moved. Hamish McNeilly/Stuff The presence of a New Zealand fur seal has turned heads near The Cove, Dunedin, on Thursday. HAMISH MCNEILLY/STUFF A young seal has attracted attention after darting across a Dunedin road on Thursday. Police were unable to confirm what type of seal it was, but it appeared to be a young New Zealand fur (kekeno) seal.

Source: Stuff July 04, 2021 07:30 UTC