'How did you get here?' A large elephant seal is found lumbering along a South African street

2-ton elephant seal takes "unexpected journey" into residential area in South Africa before safely returning to sea

The seal rested his head on the hood of one car and half-climbed over another before crossing a road and lumbering down a sidewalk. He eventually stopped next to a shopping mall.

South African town wakes up to elephant seal hobbling down its streets

It was an unusual sight in Gordon's Bay, a seaside town near Cape Town: an elephant seal weighing two tons galumphed down its streets on Tuesday morning. The animal was eventually caught and released on a nearby beach.

A two-ton sea elephant was seen in the streets of South Africa on Tuesday, to the greatest surprise of the people of Gordons Bay, on the outskirts of Cape Town.

CABO CITY—A great sea elephant lost his way and was seen clumsily advancing down a street in a coastal town in South Africa on Tuesday, surprising the residents and inspiring a rescue effort to return him to the sea. The two-ton young male was making his way through a Gordon's Bay suburb near Cape Town. Locals came out of their homes and recorded videos. "This is amazing. Hey, buddy, how did you get here?" a woman asked. Police and a local secur…

Elephant seal takes detour through South African town's streets

Animal welfare officials worried he was too far from the ocean to find his way back and might become exhausted and dehydrated.

'How did you get here?': Large elephant seal found lumbering along a South African street

A large elephant seal took a wrong turn and was seen lumbering along a street in a coastal town in South Africa early Tuesday, surprising residents and inspiring a rescue effort to get him back to sea.