{"id":43,"date":"2006-09-19T17:26:10","date_gmt":"2006-09-19T21:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flascience.org\/wp\/?p=43"},"modified":"2008-08-05T10:29:16","modified_gmt":"2008-08-05T14:29:16","slug":"seals-on-florida-beaches-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=43","title":{"rendered":"Seals on Florida beaches"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some strange things are going on with the wildlife out there<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The storm-driven surf tossed two surprise visitors onto Florida beaches this weekend — two hooded seals, born just months ago on ice sheets in the North Atlantic.<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

…<\/font><\/p>\n

No one knows why the animals wound up overheated and dehydrated so far from home but some scientists are beginning to worry.<\/p>\n

“This whole thing is just very strange,” said Dr. Greg Bossart, a veteran marine mammal biologist who is treating the seals at Harbor Branch. “They’re strangers in a strange land.”<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

“Any number of things could cause it,” Litz said. “It could be a lack of resources, changes in the ice floes or maybe it was an unusually high year for pupping. We just don’t know.”<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

Florida wildlife officials have been asked to watch for other seals. Anyone who sees a seals on shore should call the state wildlife hotline at (888) 404-3922.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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