Australia · observation
Residential front yard near a beach, southern Tasmania
· Tasmania
The southern elephant seal known locally as Neil was found sleeping in front of a resident's car after exploring the front deck and garage.
- Species
- Southern elephant seal
- Number of seals
- 1
- Attributed name
- Neil
- Source
- The Guardian Australia / ABC Hobart
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- The Guardian report is dated Tuesday 14 November and says the seal stopped the resident going to work that Tuesday. Exact public locality is intentionally broad in the source account. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/14/neil-the-seal-tasmania-blocks-car-stops-going-to-work
- 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.