{"id":824625,"date":"2026-07-26T09:12:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T09:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/824625\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T09:12:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T09:12:14","slug":"young-leopard-seal-spotted-napping-on-greater-hobart-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/824625\/","title":{"rendered":"Young leopard seal spotted napping on greater Hobart beach"},"content":{"rendered":"

A young leopard seal has turned up on a greater Hobart beach this weekend, drawing dozens of curious onlookers keen to catch a glimpse of the city\u2019s newest marine visitor.<\/p>\n

The sleepy pup spent much of Sunday napping on the shore, putting on what observers described as a masterclass in rest.<\/p>\n

Its arrival comes after the departure of beloved elephant seal Neil, who became a viral icon both locally and globally.<\/p>\n

Authorities said the seal\u2019s behaviour was perfectly normal and urged people to keep well back.<\/p>\n

\"\"The sleepy pup spent much of Sunday napping on the shore. Image \/ Pulse<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania is aware of reports of a young leopard seal coming ashore in southern Tasmania and is monitoring the situation,\u201d a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

The department asked people to stay at least 20 metres away, keep dogs on a leash and at least 50 metres away and ensure the animal always has a clear path back to the water.<\/p>\n

\"\"The sleepy pup spent much of Sunday napping on the shore. Image \/ Pulse
\n\"\"Authorities urged people to stay at least 20 metres from the seal. Image \/ Pulse<\/p>\n

\u201cTo minimise disturbance, we ask people not to share the seal\u2019s location on social media or other public platforms,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

Anyone who spots the seal or has concerns about behaviour around it can call the marine mammal hotline on 0427 942 537.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A young leopard seal has turned up on a greater Hobart beach this weekend, drawing dozens of curious…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":824626,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[64,63,128,338],"class_list":["post-824625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-science","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/824625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=824625"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/824625\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/824626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=824625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=824625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=824625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}