Dozens Of Stranded Seals Flounder In Canadian Town
As winter closed in on the town of Roddickton-Bide Arm in Newfoundland, a pod of seals became separated from open water by miles of ice.
Roddickton-Bide Arm, on the island of Newfoundland, calls itself the "Moose Capital of the World." But this week, that small Canadian town is on the map because of a different animal: the harp seal.
The town's roughly 900 residents have been joined by at least 40 of the spotted gray seals – and they didn't come to see the moose.
"This literally happened tells NPR. "A week ago, we woke up ... we have two little brooks in town — they were full of seals."
