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Rescued Harp Seal 'Amelia Bedelia' Being Treated At National Aquarium

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- A harp seal rescued Sunday is receiving treatment at the National Aquarium's Animal Care and Rescue Center.

Nicknamed Amelia Bedelia after a popular storybook character, she was rescued from Ocean City, Maryland on Feb. 23.

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Juvenile Harp seal, Amelia Bedelia, in rehab at the Animal Care and Rescue Center | February 25, 2020 Credit: Mark Moody, National Aquarium

It's determined she was suffering from extreme dehydration and is now receiving the fluids combined with a tube feeding.

Amelia is joining gray seal pup Pippi Longstocking in the aquarium's long-term rehabilitation facility.

Pippi was rescued from Dewey Beach, Delaware on Feb. 8. She too is recovering from dehydration as well as malnourishment and an infected front flipper.

 

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