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Why ‘Neil the seal’ is unleashing chaos in Tasmania
This one-ton elephant seal has gone viral for smashing into cars and infrastructure, but biologists have a more poignant explanation for his behavior
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The West Australian
· Jul 3, 2026
West Coast Eagles fall short of comeback again after slow start against Adelaide comes back to bite
West Coast’s first-quarter woes have once again haunted them after Adelaide capitalised on the slow start in a 25-point victory at Optus Stadium on Friday night.
UPI
· Jul 2, 2026
Watch: Famous elephant seal makes annual visit to Tasmania, causing chaos
Watch: Famous elephant seal makes annual visit to Tasmania, causing chaos
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 []
Fark
· Jul 3, 2026
Neil the seal continues to wreak havoc in Tazmania [Followup]
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Animals | The Guardian
· Jul 9, 2026
Neil the one-tonne elephant seal causing traffic jams in rural Tasmania has returned to sea – for now
Premier Jeremy Rockliff says the ‘traffic cones and street signs of Tasmania can breathe a small sigh of relief’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA one-tonne southern elephant seal named Neil, whose beachside antics have attracted millions of views on social media, appears to have returned to sea.The five-year-old has spent several weeks at his usual twice-yearly haul-out spot in southern Tasmania. Continue reading...
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
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Related coverage for "Why ‘Neil the seal’ is unleashing chaos in Tasmania": The West Australian — West Coast Eagles fall short of comeback again after slow start against Adelaide comes back to bite. UPI — Watch: Famous elephant seal makes annual visit to Tasmania, causing chaos. Washington Examiner — Daily on Energy: Truck emissions rules rollback, nuclear renaissance overseas, and El Niño strengthens. Fark — Neil the seal continues to wreak havoc in Tazmania [Followup]. Animals | The Guardian — Neil the one-tonne elephant seal causing traffic jams in rural Tasmania has returned to sea – for now. Associated Press — Australia officials plead for fans to leave Neil, a viral 1-ton seal, alone