
Albino Seal To Go Back To The Sea
February 13, 2007 @ 10:34 AM (EST)
Source: Bbc.co.uk
The seal was washed up on a beach near Sutton-on-Sea in December.
Staff at the Natureland Seal Sanctuary in Skegness have nursed the seal, which they have called Whitebeam, back to full health.
He was suffering from lungworm which affected his ability to dive underwater to catch fish.
Duncan Yeadon, from the sanctuary, said the pup's chances of survival would not be affected by it being an albino.
"He hasn't been picked on in the pool here by any of the other seals, so I don't think there's any danger of that," he said...
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