Friday morning, local biologists returned a rehabilitated harbor seal to the Chesapeake Bay.
The seal, named “Puddy,” was underweight and had shark bites on the left side of his body.
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Someone found him stranded south of the Little Island Fishing Pier in Sandbridge last month.
Biologists took him to the Virginia Aquarium’s Marine Animal Care Center .
They treated his wounds and made sure he had plenty of fish to eat.
Biologists to return seal to the Bay | WAVY.com | Virginia Beach