We could keep saying the world is ending or we could put an optimistic spin on all these animal deaths like Disney’s The Lion King.
It’s just the circle of life, folks!
We hope.
As many as 20 dead harp seals, hundreds of catfish, and a myriad of other marine life, like sea slugs, sea urchins and starfish have been washing up on the shores of Boat Harbour, Newfoundland in Canada.
Wallace Woodward, who has lived in the small community northwest of St. Anthony for most of his 52 years, says no one can remember such a thing happening before.
“I’ve never seen anything like it, b’y, in all my years. It’s just unbelievable,” the fisherman said of the mysterious phenomenon.
He said many of the catfish seemed skinny or malnourished, as if they were struggling to find food, but the seals looked as if they were healthy before they died.
The first dead seals started to appear not long after a storm surge swept across the Northern Peninsula on Christmas Eve.
Hmm…that sounds familiar.
Officials do not know the cause of death and are investigating.
This is all pretty scary stuff, but just remember. It’s the circle of life! Hopefully.
[Image via AP Images.]
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