# Residents of Gordon’s Bay in Cape Town woke up this morning to the unexpected site of an elephant seal wandering the streets, nearly a kilometre from the shoreline. Videos and photos online showed the visibly fatigued seal moving slowly along tarred roads, even propping its upper body on a parked vehicle. Officials from the Cape of Good Hope SPCA arrived at the scene around 8am. Spokesperson Belinda Abraham confirmed inspectors were working to secure the area and develop a safe, low-stress plan to return the animal to sea.
Elephant seal pays surprise visit to Gordon’s Bay residents