{"id":40663,"date":"2024-09-24T08:54:23","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T06:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/8d02cbdd-a15a-4fd5-ba25-865172e80bd0"},"modified":"2024-09-24T09:26:38","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T07:26:38","slug":"three-rescued-seal-pups-filmed-dancing-together-under-the-water-before-release-back-into-the-wild","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/rss_feed\/three-rescued-seal-pups-filmed-dancing-together-under-the-water-before-release-back-into-the-wild\/","title":{"rendered":"Three rescued seal pups filmed &#8220;dancing together under the water\u201d before release back into the wild"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\">The juvenile common seal pups have been moved to a \u2018deep seal pool\u2019 in East Sussex as their health improves. \u00a0 <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By <\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 24 September 2024 at 06:54 AM<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p><strong>Three rescued common seal pups are preparing for their return to the wild at RSPCA Mallydams Wood in East Sussex.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Pop-Up-Pirate, Kerplunk and Frustration have now been moved to the &#8216;deep seal pool&#8217; as their strength improves and they put on more fat. This is the final stage of rehabilitation before they will be ready to be released back into the wild.\u00a0<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls=\"\" poster=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2024\/09\/Seal-pups-playing.png\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2024\/09\/Seal-pubs-in-East-Sussex.mov\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Watch the seal pups playing in their pool\/RSPCA and RSPCA Mallydams Wood<\/figcaption><\/figure><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/wildlife\/marine-life\/britains-best-seal-watching-spots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What&#8217;s the difference between a common seal and a grey seal?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>\u201cEven though the pool is only halfway filled in this video, you can see they are already putting the space to good use, dancing together under the water,&#8221; says the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C_438DqopxK\/?igsh=MTBqZDJoa3p5OWo1Nw%3D%3D&amp;img_index=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mallydams<\/a> team on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C_438DqopxK\/?igsh=MTBqZDJoa3p5OWo1Nw%3D%3D&amp;img_index=2\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p><p>Although these charismatic animals are delightfully cute, the experts at\u00a0Mallydams\u00a0want people to remember that these are wild animals and need their space.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201cThey are fascinating and adorable to watch, but this doesn&#8217;t mean they should be approached or touched,\u201d says the team. \u201cThe best way to appreciate a seal is from a distance.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><p><em>Main image: Seal pups in pool in East Sussex. Credit: RSPCA and RSPCA Mallydams Wood<\/em><\/p><p><strong>More wildlife stories from around Britain<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/wildlife\/marine-life\/watch-the-emotional-moment-a-seal-pup-is-born-and-takes-its-first-few-rather-floppy-steps-fortunately-mum-is-quickly-on-hand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Emotional moment a seal pup is born and takes its first few, rather floppy, steps<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/wildlife\/insects-invertebrates\/does-the-uk-have-venomous-spiders-um-yes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Does the UK have venomous spiders?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/wildlife\/worlds-biggest-rodent-on-the-loose-in-uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World&#8217;s biggest rodent on the loose in UK: Capybara escapes from zoo<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/wildlife\/insects-invertebrates\/where-does-all-the-insect-poo-go\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Where does all the insect poo go?<\/a><\/li><\/ul> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The juvenile common seal pups have been moved to a \u2018deep seal pool\u2019 in East Sussex as their health improves. \u00a0 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":40664,"template":"","categories":[1,27],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"2"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/09\/three-rescued-seal-pups-filmed-dancing-together-under-the-water-before-release-back-into-the-wild.jpg",1800,1200,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/09\/three-rescued-seal-pups-filmed-dancing-together-under-the-water-before-release-back-into-the-wild-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/09\/three-rescued-seal-pups-filmed-dancing-together-under-the-water-before-release-back-into-the-wild-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/09\/three-rescued-seal-pups-filmed-dancing-together-under-the-water-before-release-back-into-the-wild-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/09\/three-rescued-seal-pups-filmed-dancing-together-under-the-water-before-release-back-into-the-wild-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/09\/three-rescued-seal-pups-filmed-dancing-together-under-the-water-before-release-back-into-the-wild-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/09\/three-rescued-seal-pups-filmed-dancing-together-under-the-water-before-release-back-into-the-wild.jpg",1800,1200,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The juvenile common seal pups have been moved to a \u2018deep seal pool\u2019 in East Sussex as their health improves. \u00a0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/40663"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}