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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - An Arctic seal was captured here Monday after eluding marine officials for several days in Martin County.
Rescuers used two nets to remove the 6-foot-long, 250-pound bearded seal from a canal in a residential area. It was placed in a marine animal ambulance and prepped for a trip to SeaWorld, where scientists planned to rehabilitate the lethargic animal and release it back to the North Pole.
"This is the first time we have had a bearded seal show up in Florida," said Kim Amendola, a spokeswoman for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Their primary habitat is north of Newfoundland."
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