VIDEO: Massive Seal Overtakes The Streets In Coastal Town

Here’s probably the most interesting story you will read this evening.

A video shows a large elephant seal taking over the streets of the coastal town of Gordon’s Bay, near South Africa.

The nearly two-ton seal was captured on video, and they were astonished to see the seal in their neighborhood.

Rescue crews and animal welfare authorities eventually captured the seal and returned it to the ocean.

Take a look:

Cape Town – (Update): Seal at Gordons Bay – a rather large one pic.twitter.com/P3j2uZSOfM

— TrafficSA (@TrafficSA) May 27, 2025

Saina Nehwal shares a playful moment with a seal during her Cape Town getaway.#sainanehwal #capetown #summertravel #vacaymode pic.twitter.com/BcbeTJ0qfZ

— Hyderabad Times (@HydTimes) May 18, 2025

Check out what CBS reported:

A large elephant seal took a wrong turn and was seen lumbering along a street in a coastal town in South Africa early Tuesday, surprising residents and inspiring a rescue effort to get him back to sea.

The two-ton seal, which an animal welfare group said was a young male, was making his way through a suburb of Gordon’s Bay near Cape Town.

Locals came out of houses and recorded videos.

“This is unreal. Hi, bro, how did you get here?” one woman asked.

Police and a local security company attempted to contain the seal by parking patrol cars around him. He rested his huge head on the hood of one car and half-climbed over another before slipping free, crossing a road and carrying on up a sidewalk.

The seal eventually stopped next to a shopping mall. Animal welfare officials worried he was too far from the ocean to find his way back and might become exhausted and dehydrated. They estimated he weighed around two tons (4,400 pounds). Elephant seals can grow to twice that size.

ADVERTISEMENT

Cape Town’s favorite roaming Elephant seal has arrived at Kalk Bay Harbour!

After being found on Sir Lowry’s Pass Rd, a massive rescue effort got him safely back to sea. He’s now happily splashing around the harbor! 💙👏#ElephantSeal #CapeTownWildlife #SealOfApproval pic.twitter.com/fhedUh9Xig

— City of Cape Town (@CityofCT) May 28, 2025

Per ABC News:

A large elephant seal took a wrong turn and was seen lumbering along a street in a coastal town in South Africa early Tuesday, surprising residents and inspiring a rescue effort to get him back to sea.

The two-ton seal, which an animal welfare group said was a young male, was making his way through a suburb of Gordon’s Bay near Cape Town.

Locals came out of houses and recorded videos.

“This is unreal. Hi, bro, how did you get here?” one woman asked.

Police and a local security company attempted to contain the seal by parking patrol cars around him. He rested his huge head on the hood of one car and half-climbed over another before slipping free, crossing a road and carrying on up a sidewalk.

The seal eventually stopped next to a shopping mall. Animal welfare officials worried he was too far from the ocean to find his way back and might become exhausted and dehydrated. They estimated he weighed around two tons (4,400 pounds). Elephant seals can grow to twice that size.

ADVERTISEMENT