00:00This elephant seal has taken a wrong turn, or two.
00:05Gordons Bay, a town on South Africa's coast, was surprised to see the Teuton animal slowly make its way through the streets early on Tuesday,
00:13before being guided back to the shore in a rescue effort.
00:18When the seal stopped next to a shopping mall, a team of wildlife specialists managed to sedate him and guide him into a trailer.
00:25Animal welfare officials worried he was too far from the ocean to find his way back and might become exhausted and dehydrated.
00:34The seal, a young male, was then released on a beach and was soon after seen hobbling back into his natural habitat.
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