This was in the 'week in pics' on my local news and my heart just about fell out of my body.....here's the caption......
Seal pup 'Kalli' peers out of a basket in Norddeich, Germany, on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009. A total of 71 abandoned young common seals (Phoca vitulina) are reared at the seal station. Five seal pups will be reintroduced to their natural habitat later Thursday. (AP Photo/Joerg Sarbach)
Seal pup 'Kalli' peers out of a basket in Norddeich, Germany, on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009. A total of 71 abandoned young common seals (Phoca vitulina) are reared at the seal station. Five seal pups will be reintroduced to their natural habitat later Thursday. (AP Photo/Joerg Sarbach)