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Lifestyle
Lee Bullen

Plastic Peril: Seals Gaping Neck Wound From Plastic Packing Band

The South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) that was found with a neck wound in Villa Gesell, Argentina, in April, 2022. (Fundacion Rescate Verdemar/Zenger)

Shocked marine wildlife experts have released harrowing footage of a seal left with a gaping neck wound after it became entangled in plastic packaging.

The huge wound was first noticed by lifeguards off the coast of Argentina, who initiated a rescue.

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