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Patient Update: September 14, 2017

CT Scan

PATIENT UPDATE September 14, 2017          Seals 5             Sea Turtles 2 Recent Releases SEALly Ride– Seally did very well here at NMLC! She was released at Scusset Beach on September 7th along with Emmy, Ralph, and Rachel.   Ralph Waldo EmerSEAL– Ralph had been at NMLC for a little over three months and was always roommates […]

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Emmy Rosseal: A Quick Recovery

Emmy Rosseal

Emmy Rosseal, named after Emmy Rossum, arrived to the National Marine Life Center on July 18, 2017 after narrowly escaping from a shark attack. She was found along Ballston beach in Truro, Massachusetts after being rescued by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). Upon her arrival she was examined to asses her conditions and […]

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Interactions between Sharks and Seals off the coast of Cape Cod

Emmy Rosseal

One of the big draws for tourists to the Cape over the past few years has been the ever growing Grey Seal population. This has also attracted another kind of visitor to the waters off Cape Cod: the Great White Shark! Great White populations off the coast of the Cape have increased significantly over the […]

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