Seal bites off woman's nose

[ragin_acadian]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A seal bit off a South African woman's nose after she tried to help it back into the sea, an official said on Monday.
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Elsie van Tonder, 49, is expected to undergo surgery this week after being bitten on a beach near George, about 400 (240 miles) east of Cape Town on Saturday.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051031/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_safrica_seal;_ylt=AvOJDyLxvrHx9OvlKrKkxXHtiBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA--

[NYdemocrat089]

1. Don't seals weigh several hundred pounds?

How on earth would she help it...

[ragin_acadian]

3. good question.

i just did a quick search - since they didn't specify what type of seal it was, so here's what i came up with: "The Australian fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) is the world's fourth-rarest seal species.....Adult females average 125-170 cm in length and weigh between 50-120 kg."

pretty big creature. article said there were a few other people there to help - maybe they were just going to roll it back? :shrug:

[Initech]

2. At least it wasnt a hand...

Otherwise, I'd be legally obligated to make about 500 references to Arrested Development.

[ragin_acadian]

4. Arrested Developement?

sorry, i'm lost on that one - could you list 1-5 of your 500?

[Initech]

5. The "Buster" character gets his hand bit off by a seal.

[henslee]

10. My friend's sister was a docent at the Bronx zoo and had her hand

bitten off by a chimp. She was seriously traumatized.

[DS1]

6. Those guys are out of control, I blame President Booosh

:D

[ragin_acadian]

12. it must have been Kyoto!

i'm series!!!111!!!

[Kire]

7. Did it spite her face?

nt

[ragin_acadian]

14. maybe.

seals don't like nosy humans.

[jpgray]

8. What a lame publicity stunt

[Elidor]

9. That bastard. Fucking ingrate seal. Fuck him!

When I worked for the furrier, we used to...uh...never mind. :blush:

[ragin_acadian]

15. hey, that makes a good headline!

"Furry fury" tonight at 9:00

[the_spectator]

11. See, this is EXACTLY why we have to go out there and club baby seals.

Really go pre-emptive on the little fuckers. Otherwise, they grow up and bite off our noses and hands. You PETA-types don't realize its us or them! People who go out to the seal breeding grounds and club baby seals to death are doing a service to humanity. We have to club them over there so they don't bite body parts off us over here! :crazy:

[ragin_acadian]

13. damn, you're right!

matter of fact, i found just the shirt: http://www.tshirthell.com/store/product.php?productid=472

[miss_kitty]

16. This thread is nothing without

pictures!

:evilgrin:

[ragin_acadian]

17. can't help you there.

they sealed the crime scene.