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| Baby sea lion dies after mysterious 2,500 mile journey | Baby sea lion dies after mysterious 2,500 mile journey |
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| A baby sea lion found around 2,500 miles from home in French Polynesia has died. | A baby sea lion found around 2,500 miles from home in French Polynesia has died. |
| The animal, named by locals as Fox, was found on the remote island of Raivavae on 20 August. | The animal, named by locals as Fox, was found on the remote island of Raivavae on 20 August. |
| Despite a week-long effort to save it, vets conclude she was just too weak to survive her ordeal in the Pacific Ocean. | Despite a week-long effort to save it, vets conclude she was just too weak to survive her ordeal in the Pacific Ocean. |
| Islanders think she probably drifted from New Zealand, though South America and the Galapagos Islands were further possibilities. | Islanders think she probably drifted from New Zealand, though South America and the Galapagos Islands were further possibilities. |
| A vet suggested its mother might have been "attacked by sharks." | A vet suggested its mother might have been "attacked by sharks." |
| One of the first people to see Fox was Tevitau Robson, who told Tahiti-Infos that residents tried and failed to feed fish to the sea lion. | One of the first people to see Fox was Tevitau Robson, who told Tahiti-Infos that residents tried and failed to feed fish to the sea lion. |
| "The vet told us to give him a mixture of milk and eggs,” he said. | "The vet told us to give him a mixture of milk and eggs,” he said. |
| "We had to coax her. It was not easy to give. She did not understand what was happening." | "We had to coax her. It was not easy to give. She did not understand what was happening." |
| With no vet on the island of just 950 people, nurses from the local hospital were forced to care for it. | With no vet on the island of just 950 people, nurses from the local hospital were forced to care for it. |
| She was kept in a small plastic pool before being flown to a clinic in neighbouring Tahiti on Monday. | She was kept in a small plastic pool before being flown to a clinic in neighbouring Tahiti on Monday. |
| At just 8kg, it was far below the healthy weight for its age and was also carrying injuries, including an inflammation of its abdomen. | At just 8kg, it was far below the healthy weight for its age and was also carrying injuries, including an inflammation of its abdomen. |
| The clinic put out an appeal for local fisherman to supply live octopuses for Fox to eat, but by Tuesday it had died. | The clinic put out an appeal for local fisherman to supply live octopuses for Fox to eat, but by Tuesday it had died. |
| Local Tahiti vet Olivier Betremieux told the BBC he “spent 16 hours a day for seven days” trying to save the animal. | Local Tahiti vet Olivier Betremieux told the BBC he “spent 16 hours a day for seven days” trying to save the animal. |
| He said: “Wildlife saving can be tricky and this little guy was found almost at the end of his road.” | He said: “Wildlife saving can be tricky and this little guy was found almost at the end of his road.” |
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