In a sad follow up to the story posted this morning, Hope, the bearded seal who swam all the way from the Arctic to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, died at Sea World this afternoon. Scientists do not yet know his exact cause of death, but he was significantly dehydrated, malnourished and exhausted when he was captured.
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I am in Florida for a meeting this week, having flown from Albany to Ft. Lauderdale. Due to the vagaries of the air travel system, though, this required a change of planes in Orlando. The Orlando-Ft.
The Birdman of Lauderdale
I've heard of this before, but now I see an actual study has been published:
Anybody in the Ft Lauderdale area want to meet up some time 23-24 January? I'd like to befriend some natives!