Seal found on New Haven streets gets name
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — The seal pup Nutmeggers have claimed as one of our own now has a name!
The roughly 6-week-old seal was found roaming the streets of New Haven last weekend. A city police officer rescued him and now the Mystic Aquarium is working to rehabilitate him for a future return to the ocean.
New Haven man sleuths to figure out how a young seal ended up on city streets
On Monday, Good Morning America visited the seal pup for a big announcement.
After the police department posted a poll for people to vote on what his name should be, the winner was 'Chappy,' a nod to Chapel Street, where he was found.
Other name choices were Tyler- in honor of the police officer who saved him; River- for the river he swam up; and Vinny- because he was close to Italian Wooster Street.
Chappy? Vinny? Help name the mysterious seal found in New Haven
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