Mischievous Seal Breaks Out Of Enclosure And Accidentally Creates The Best New Look

“He learned that if he bashed on the door to the pool enough, he could knock open the latch and escape into the corridor,” Peters said. “Eventually we had to tie the door closed to stop him.”

During one of his escape attempts, Palmier made his way into the corridor and discovered a big green bucket filled with animal-safe disinfectant. Curious, he plunged his head into the bucket — and emerged with a whole new look. When the staff discovered him there, they couldn’t stop laughing.

“We went out to give the seals their lunchtime feed, and found him there with his bubble mustache,” Peters said. “It was so funny to see, especially as he was normally so grumpy — he looked like a distinguished gentleman!”

Grumpy little Palmier lay there in the corridor with his big white mustache, annoyed that his escape attempt had been foiled once again, but still pretty proud of himself for having some fun along the way.

Once he was all healed, Palmier was released back to the ocean, and he was more than ready to head on his way.

“His release was delayed a little, so he was definitely ready to go,” Peters said. “He was pushing against the door of the kennel to get out and headed straight into the sea with no hesitation. It was a perfect result! Seals always give us a little look back — we like to think it’s them saying farewell!”

Now Palmier is back where he belongs, and, hopefully, for the sake of his grumpiness, he won’t have to return to a rehabilitation center anytime soon.

Source: thedodo