450-pound seal removed from northern Alaska airport's runway

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) " In Alaska, it's not uncommon for wildlife like polar bears to wander onto an airport's runway, but a lounging seal is far more unusual.But that's what workers found at the airport in the nation's northernmost city on Monday. A seal estimated to weigh 450 pounds (204 kilograms) was removed from the runway at the airport at Utqiagvik (pronounced (oot-GHAR'-vik) by way of sled, KTVA reported .A photo and video of the bearded seal lounging on the runway in [...]


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