(Photo illustration by Dick Thomas Johnson)
You can now add spotted seals to the list of animals that have died in the care of Ocean Park – Hong Kong’s premier oceanarium.
The incident occurred yesterday afternoon when a one-year-old seal was seemingly trapped against an outlet during a scheduled operation to clean the filters and change the water.
The animal was born in the park and was part of the Polar Adventure attraction.
Park officials are calling the death “accidental”, and the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department has been notified.
The body was examined yesterday but the results have not yet been made public.
The SCMP reports that no other seals were harmed.
