Story with a cryptozoological angle:
A strange seal was spotted on the shore by Straumur near Hafnarfjördur, outside ReykjavÃk, yesterday. Its front flippers were deformed, so they looked more like dog feet.
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“I could hardly believe it when I took its picture. They looked like feet on a Labrador dog,†Gudmundsson said, adding he believed the seal had been very tired and was resting on the shore.
seal with doglike feet spotted in Iceland
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