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Sorrento Beach, Perth

· Western Australia

A seal identified by the report as an elephant seal came ashore at Sorrento Beach. The report calls it a male but does not establish a more specific elephant-seal species.

Species
Not recorded / not sure
Number of seals
1
Attributed name
Unidentified
Source
ABC News

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Supporting evidence
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-20/elephant-seal-washed-up-on-wa-beach/5271658 — The article and supplied image caption give the encounter date as 19 February 2014.
Identification confidence
Not recorded
Editorial status
Published by Seal Watch.

Source wording, attributed names and approximate date labels are preserved. A published report does not establish a verified animal identity.

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