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Baby Seal Stranded On Jersey Shore Migrated 400 Miles From Maine Baby Seal Stranded On Jersey Shore Migrated 400 Miles From Maine
Baby Seal Stranded On Jersey Shore Migrated 400 Miles From Maine A month-old gray seal pup is recovering after being found on the beach in Avalon in Cape May County, officials said. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center (MMSC) said the pup was still covered in his white birthing coat after being discovered at the 48th Street beach. He weighed just 36 pounds, or about 60 to 70 percent underweight for his age. He's believed to have migrated 400 miles from "pupping grounds" in Maine. It's the fourth seal to wash up on the Jersey Shore this year, "This little pup likely did not learn how to eat on his own after being weaned from his mother," the MMSC said on…