Seal Pup Takes Island Vacation...to Staten Island

A young seal pup took its spring break island vacation this afternoon- that is, to Staten Island.

The pup, which scientists estimated to be only two months old, washed up on a Staten Island beach on Wednesday, leaving local residents puzzled by this bizarre sighting. A park ranger kept an eye on the male pup while waiting for a makeshift, animal rescue team to arrive, while onlookers captured video of the strange scene. 

A maritime rescue team was quickly assembled and eventually managed encourage the pup back into the ocean, but not after he had put up a little fight. I guess he just wasn’t ready for his beach bash spring break to end.