Seal is noticed catching its supper within the River Thames in London regardless of having fishing hook, line and sinker lodged in its mouth
- Aquatic mammal has been swimming close to Teddington Lock, South West London
- It appeared to have plastic and metallic fishing tools caught in its mouth
- British Divers Marine Life Rescue and the lock keepers alerted to the state of affairs
A seal has been noticed catching its supper within the River Thames regardless of having fishing hook, line and sinker lodged in its mouth.
The aquatic mammal has been swimming close to Teddington Lock, South West London, over the previous few days.
It appeared to have plastic and metallic fishing tools caught in its mouth however has nonetheless been in a position to catch and eat fish.
A seal has been noticed catching its supper within the River Thames regardless of having fishing hook, line and sinker lodged in its mouth
The aquatic mammal has been swimming close to Teddington Lock, South West London, over the previous few days
The marine creature, which seemed to be a harbour seal, didn’t look like in misery because it swam via the murky waters of the Thames
The marine creature, which seemed to be a harbour seal, didn’t look like in misery because it swam via the murky waters of the Thames.
Harbour seals typically have mottled gray or brown fur, rounded heads with no seen ears, ‘V-shaped’ nostrils and lengthy whiskers.
It appeared to have a lure caught in its mouth however was nonetheless in a position to scoop up its prey from beneath the floor.
A spokeswoman for British Divers Marine Life Rescue instructed MailOnline: ‘The behaviour is fairly regular and plenty of seals dwell within the Thames.
‘We now have been monitoring the seal in Teddington during the last week and tomorrow we have now a group heading over to intervene if essential because the hook in its mouth could also be inflicting a difficulty with feeding (that is laborious to inform with the seal within the water presently).’
It appeared to have plastic and metallic fishing tools caught in its mouth however has nonetheless been in a position to catch and eat fish
British Divers Marine Life Rescue and the Teddington Lock retains have been alerted to the seal’s arrival
Harbour seals typically have mottled gray or brown fur, rounded heads with no seen ears, ‘V-shaped’ nostrils and lengthy whiskers
A spokesman additionally instructed MailOnline: ‘We have been made conscious of a younger seal within the space of Teddington Lock. We perceive the seal is feeding effectively.
‘The British Divers Marine Life Rescue are making preparations to rescue the seal on the weekend.’
The Thames Estuary is presently house to 2 kinds of seal discovered within the UK – harbour seals and gray seals – with greater than 60 reported sightings within the river this yr alone, in line with the Zoological Society of London.
This newest sighting comes simply weeks after a lone seal pup was discovered on the concrete of the riverbank exterior of Syon Park, Isleworth.
The RSPCA was alerted to the seal pup’s presence on the location however discovered the seal had moved on by the point they reached the riverbank.
The animal charity beforehand suggested that seals are ‘typically simply on the lookout for extra meals and customarily they discover their method out to sea once more’ however added a warning ‘to not get near seals as a way to take photos and even selfies’.
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