Seal with eel stuck in nose caught on camera in 'rare' sighting
HAWAII - Talk about a nosey nuisance.
A Hawaiian monk seal was spotted over the summer with an eel hanging out of its nose, according to a photo shared by the Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program on Monday.
"Mondays...it might not have been a good one for you but it had to have been better than an eel in your nose," the group, which is a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), wrote.
Experts with the organization told Hawaii News Now the eel was seen dangling from the seal's nose near the French Frigate Shoals over the summer. Field researchers -- who were in the area at the time to study the seal population there -- noted the "rare" sighting and were quick to restrain the animal before removing the lengthy creature from its snout.