PSA: That 'rescued seal pup' viral video was filmed at a marine park near me

I saw that clip of a seal pup being 'rescued' from a net on a beach and it got shared like crazy. Took me way longer than it should have, like 2 hours of digging, to realize it was shot at the back lot of Pacific Marine Park in San Diego. The sand color and the fence in the background matched exactly with their rehab area shots. Has anyone else spotted that same logo patch on the 'rescuer's' jacket in a different viral animal video?

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allen.ivan10d ago

I get what you're saying but honestly that seal pup looked genuinely tangled and stressed. The rescuer's jacket logo just looks like a standard safety vest to me, tons of places use those. I've been to Pacific Marine Park a few times and that stretch of sand doesn't match what I remember from their rehab area. Sometimes a rescue is just a rescue, you know? It's way too easy to see conspiracies where there aren't any.

shane65510d ago

Yeah it's frustrating when stuff isn't what it seems.