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Watch: Famous elephant seal makes annual visit to Tasmania, causing chaos
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Associated Press
· Jul 3, 2026
Australia officials plead for fans to leave Neil, a viral 1-ton seal, alone
In June, a bellowing and blubbery 5-year-old elephant seal hauled himself onto land for his twice-yearly tour of beachside towns in southern Tasmania after months of feeding at sea. Neil, the only male elephant seal to visit Tasmania in years, has commanded an enthralled TikTok following of 1.4 million in part because he acts like kind of a jerk. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home
CNN
· Jun 29, 2026
'Neil the seal' takes over Tasmanian towns
This southern elephant seal has become a local celebrity for his visits onshore – and the chaos he brings.
Irish News
· Jul 3, 2026
Fans urged to respect privacy of one-tonne seal who respects nothing
The male elephant seal, known as Neil, has drawn a significant social media following his arrival on the Tasmanian coast.
Animals | The Guardian
· Jul 2, 2026
Tell us about a local animal celebrity in your area
We would like to hear about the animals who have attained star status where you liveWildlife officials have warned people to give Neil the seal space during his visit to Tasmania, where he has been crushing fences, blocking traffic and bashing into parked cars, in what experts say is play-fighting behaviour.Neil, a 1,000kg southern elephant seal, was born – unusually – in Tasmania in October 2020. Most of his kind live thousands of kilometres south on the subantarctic Macquarie and Heard islands. Continue reading...
BoingBoing
· Jun 30, 2026
Tasmania's favorite 1,000-kilo chaos seal is back on land
Tasmania's favorite suburban elephant seal has returned, bigger, weirder, and apparently still committed to the bit where he turns roads, lawns, and traffic cones into supporting characters in the Neil Cinematic Universe. Neil is funny because he looks like a sofa that learned to breathe, but the fandom gets dangerous when people forget the sofa weighs a ton, has opinions, and teeth. — Read the rest The post Tasmania's favorite 1,000-kilo chaos seal is back on land appeared first on Boing Boing.
Washington Examiner
· Jul 9, 2026
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WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY: Good afternoon and happy Thursday, Daily on Energy readers! If you’re chronically online like us, you may have seen the many videos and photos of the giant elephant seal known as Neil unleashing chaos on the people of Tasmania. Well, according to Tasmania’s premier, the one-ton seal is headed back out []
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Related coverage for "Watch: Famous elephant seal makes annual visit to Tasmania, causing chaos": Associated Press — Australia officials plead for fans to leave Neil, a viral 1-ton seal, alone. CNN — 'Neil the seal' takes over Tasmanian towns. Irish News — Fans urged to respect privacy of one-tonne seal who respects nothing. Animals | The Guardian — Tell us about a local animal celebrity in your area. BoingBoing — Tasmania's favorite 1,000-kilo chaos seal is back on land. Washington Examiner — Daily on Energy: Truck emissions rules rollback, nuclear renaissance overseas, and El Niño strengthens