The Strange Story Told in Scotland of the Remarkable Conduct of a Sea Animal.
A gentleman residing in Broughty Ferry, who owns a yacht, took a run down the river the other day, accompanied by some friends, for the purpose of having a seal hunt, says the Edinburgh Dispatch. On the banks at the mouth of the estuary they saw large numbers of seals, old and young. Believing that these creatures are attracted by whistling, they tried the experiment, and were surprised to observe a young seal following in the wake of the yacht. Continuing to whistle, the creature followed up the river, disappearing for a time, and then reappearing with its head above the surface of the water. It was not far off when the yacht reached its anchorage in the West Ferry bay, and after the yachtsmen went ashore they were more than astonished to see the young seal flopping up the beach behind them. So tame was the creature that they had no difficulty in capturing it. It was well fed and cared for. Not having a proper place for keeping such a pet, it was resolved to restore it to its natural element, and the yachtsmen proceeded down the river to the neighborhood of Broughty castle, where it was placed in the water. So attached, however, had the seal become to its captors that it refused to leave and again followed them home to West Ferry.
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