The baby seal was just centimetres from the shark's teeth. "But the longer it goes on, the more tired the shark gets. The seal managed to get onto Seal Island, where there are 60,000 seals." ...

It's unclear why the seal is keen on being around humans and learning to surf. Hartel told CBS8 that several surfers believe they saw a great white shark attack the seal pup's mom a week ago.

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The 36-pound seal pup, which was found with its white birthing coat, or “lanugo,” was estimated to be between 4 and 5 weeks old when discovered on the shoreline last week.