Leopard seal on Mount Maunganui beach

Posted by Aaron Schmidt (Auckland, New Zealand) on 19 July 2006 in Animal & Insect.

Along with a few other couples, Aurelie and I sat down and stayed beside her for at least an hour. I guess we all felt that no one should die alone. As the tide came in, the seal would use what energy she had to crawl up the beach away from the rising water. She did not want to go back into the sea. Perhaps the salt water stung her wounds too much or perhaps her memory of the attack had traumatized her.

She looked so sad. Although she will die alone, away from her family, she will be remembered through photography.

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