Baby Seal Sneaks Into House, Grabs Shut-Eye on Couch

12/20/2011

Baby seal enjoys impromptu couch surfing sesh, but never manages to find remote control.

A New Zealand woman heard strange clattering noises coming from her kitchen last week and was beyond surprised to discover a wayward baby seal chilling in her kitchen! Upon hearing the clattering sounds, the homeowner, Annette Swoffer, half-expected to find her cats up to some shenanigans, but instead found the baby seal waddling about her New Zealand home.

Better yet, upon discovery of the uninvited guest, the bold little bugger casually waddled right past Swoffer and into her living room, where he promptly plopped himself down on her couch. He nonchalantly remained on her couch, napping on and off, for 45 minutes until a Department of Conservation Officer came to pick him up! No word on which television show he was watching, but I'm guessing Animal Planet.

The baby seal, now nicknamed Lucky, likely came from nearby Tauranga Harbour and managed to cross the road, go up Swoffer's driveway and use her cat door to enter the residence. Officials told the New Zealand Herald that Lucky has already been brought back to the sea after visiting local neighborhoods twice before.

photo courtesy of Department of Conservation and Mark McKeown

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What a wondrous surprise to find in your home!! Miracles happen everyday! Perhaps it was a small gift from God! Who knows?! Glad to hear that the little guy had a good time and now is back home! Thanks for sharing this story with us!

Posted by: Stacy Higginbotham | 12/20/2011 at 02:40 PM

maybe he would rather be with people instead of being wild. They said this is the third time this has happened. maybe he should be taken to a sea world or something. maybe he just wants to be a pet. this shows what kind of an impact humans have on wild life. there is almost nothing left for the animals. poor guy

Posted by: Beth | 12/20/2011 at 02:46 PM

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Posted by: Debasis | 12/20/2011 at 02:52 PM

So cute I wanted to have one of those on my couch ....

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Posted by: Harsh Aggarwal | 03/04/2012 at 03:12 AM

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Posted by: Raavi | 04/17/2012 at 11:11 AM

Lucky is quite cute......:D