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Australia officials plead for fans to leave Neil, a viral 1-ton seal, alone
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1:00Now PlayingIn June, a bellowing and blubbery 5-year-old elephant seal hauled himself onto land for his twice-yearly tour of beachside towns in southern Tasmania after months of feeding at sea. Neil, the only male elephant seal to visit Tasmania in years, has commanded an enthralled TikTok following of 1.4 million in part because he acts like kind of a jerk.
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