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    Stay away from the Seals – they will bite!

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    Stay away from the Seals – they will bite!

    Swimmers have been warned to stay away from the Seals – as they will bite and give them their distance amid fears of a “seal finger”. Which is a serious infection if you are bitten by the aquatic mammals that are gathering in their hundreds around the UK coastline.

    Stay away from the Seals

    The British Divers Marine Life Rescue charity issued the call after hundreds of seals were spotted off the coast of Cornwall during pupping season in recent weeks.

    Seals set up home off the coast of Britain

    Around 120,000 grey seals set up home off the coast of Britain which make’s 40% of the world’s grey seals and almost all of Europe’s.

    Louise Round, a marine animal medic, explained “seal finger” is caused by the necrotic bacteria on their teeth.

    She said: “It’s a really nasty blood infection, it’s horrible. It could basically mean you lose the finger.

    “They’re not like a dog or a puppy, you can’t just go up and stroke them and they’re going to appreciate that,” she said.

    “They are a wild animal not used to humans. If you get too close they are going to bite.”

    Atlantic grey seals 

    Ms Round said: “They’re actually doing really well. We’re massively lucky in this country in that we have 40% of the world’s population around our coastline.

    “The vast majority of that is around the south west coastline.

    “Globally they are a rare species so just because they’re doing quite well around here, globally they aren’t doing great.

    ‘Seal finger’ warning over infection if bitten by sea mammal

    “So we really need to appreciate these animals and understand how lucky we are to get these glimpses of them and have them on our coastline.”

    The seals can live for as many as 35 years in the wild, while dealing with predators like orcas and larger leopard seals.

    They survive on fish, squid, and other smaller prey to survive. The animals can dive below the ocean’s surface, reaching depths of more than 2,952 feet. Some of their dives can last for more than an hour and a half before they need to come up for air.

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    David Pike is an experienced news journalist with over 20 years experience as a UK News editor for WTX News and other news publications.

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