In a paddock nearly 15km inland he discovered a wayward New Zealand fur seal, apparently causing the cattle some consternation. It is believed to have wandered in via a shallow flood channel on the farm, west of Dunedin on the southeast coast of New Zealand's South Island.
"One of our workers gave me a call and said the cows were acting a bit funny, so I went to have a look and there was a seal sitting there," property owner Matt Kerr said. "He's certainly a long way away from home. It's not very deep in that channel."
Department of Conservation coastal ranger Jim Fyfe said the seal looked "happy and healthy." Authorities were monitoring the roaming mammal and hoped it would follow the same channel back home to the sea.
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