Fur seal rescue in Hercules Bay, South Georgia
We took a zodiac ride around Hercules Bay on what was to be our final morning in South Georgia. Eric, our zodiac driver, heard chatter on the radio about a fur seal caught in a packing strap, so we went over to check it out.
![Fur seal rescue 1/6](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/13280996245_08e387ed6a.jpg)
We found him? sitting on the rocks, a loop around his neck.
![Fur seal rescue 2/6](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7344/13280996735_eedb3ecf09.jpg)
He was cute.
We took some photos, then wandered off to watch the macaroni penguins for a bit. When we heard they were about to free him, we hurried over, cameras in hand.
![Fur seal rescue 3/6](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7246/13281350224_bc8e841185_c.jpg)
Our expedition leader, Lisa Kelley, caught the fur seal in a net, so they could remove the packaging material.
![Fur seal rescue 4/6](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7350/13281350424_2434a6dd0f_b.jpg)
Letting him go.
Afterwards, I noticed he still had a crease around his neck, but he was free of the loop. Later that evening we saw pictures of animals that grew to full size after swimming through a loop of some sort: some are visible here.
![Fur seal rescue 5/6](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3679/13280997075_261bb3de36.jpg)
Walking away
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The loop