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This chaotic 2,000-pound seal has returned to sea – but leaves behind a conundrum

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By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Without so much as a wave of his flipper, Neil the boisterous young elephant seal departed Tasmania this week, leaving behind a legion of fans – and questions about what happens when he gets even bigger. When Rebecca Thomson heard that Neil was back in town in June, she

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    By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Without so much as a wave of his flipper, Neil the boisterous young elephant seal departed Tasmania this week, leaving behind a legion of fans – and questions about what happens when he gets even bigger. When Rebecca Thomson heard that Neil was back in town in June, she

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