A one-ton seal called Neil has been branded ‘ungovernable’ after slobbering its way onto shore – blocking roads, damaging cars and crushing bollards.
The wild animal, five, emerged from the sea in Tasmania last week for its annual return to land to catch up on rest and moulting.
Stunning footage shows the mammal slowly finding his way around Australia’s roads – with staff from the Department of Natural Resources and Environment resorting to prodding him with poles and cardboard in a bid to keep him under control.
In one alarming clip the elephant seal gets up close to a man’s van amid warnings
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