Lachlan Pritchard (above) from Australian Seabird Rescue observes an injured leopard seal that came ashore by Bellambi boat ramp yesterday.
The seal has a circular wound to its head thought to be from an attack by a cookiecutter shark.
Rescue volunteers hoped the seal would regain its strength by resting on the beach overnight. Pictures: KIRK GILMOUR
A wayward leopard seal that took refuge on a Wollongong beach yesterday may have been attacked by a shark.Suffering a head injury, the adolescent male leopard seal was spotted near Bellambi boat ramp early yesterday. Australian Seabird Rescue volunteer Leonie D'Aran arrived at the scene about 10am and identified the likely cause of the seal's unusual spherical head injury."He seems to have been attacked by a cookiecutter shark; they get hold of an animal and spin around, taking off a circle of flesh," she said.
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