I was down at Brighton Beach this afternoon and there was one very tired looking seal about 20 feet from the water line.

He could hardly look around to see us walk past the back of him, and stayed in the same position for 2 - 3hrs that i was there.

We discussed the different causes and then came along a experianced diver who backed up our theory.

It was suspected that this seal had been chased to exhaustion by a predator. They literally swim for the lives for such a distance when they are lucky enoough to make it out of the water they are so exhausted and have no immediate interest in going back in the water.

Or the seal could of been sick ?