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Baby Seal Dies After Wandering Streets Of Jersey Shore City Baby Seal Dies After Wandering Streets Of Jersey Shore City
Baby Seal Dies After Wandering Streets Of Jersey Shore City A baby seal has died nearly two weeks after it was rescued while wandering around an Ocean City neighborhood. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center (MMSC) said the grey seal died on Monday, Feb. 19. The male pup received treatment for parasites and a possible respiratory infection from the Brigantine center's veterinarian. MMSC said the seal's death was surprising since his health had begun to improve. "We were hopeful when the pup began showing more interest in food last week, even starting to eat smaller fish on his own in recent days," MMSC said in a Facebook post. "However, on the ev…

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