Seals Surfing on Paddleboard in Dungarvan

0:00On April 8, in the Irish town of Dungarvan, a colony of nine seals has turned heads by lounging on a paddleboard in the river Colligan, right in the town center. Locals call them surfing seals, usually spotting groups of two or three chilling like pros on the board. Someone placed that board in the river about 15 years ago, and folks keep it ready by flipping it or scraping off barnacles during storms. Back in July 2023, it broke free and floated out to sea, but a fisherman found it and brought it back. Residents were crushed when the seals vanished for nine months, missing their daily show that draws tourists, photographers, and even inspire smiles on tour buses. Now they're back in full force, becoming the town's unofficial mascot. Businesses love it too, naming stuff after the seals and using them in cinema ads to push no littering messages. Volunteer Saran Walsh, with seal rescue Ireland, says it's one of a kind worldwide, seal sunbathing urban style. He's pushing for a statue to honor them, may be capturing that happy banana curve they

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