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Baby fur seal found in bushes at California business park

This photo provided by the Marine Mammal Center shows an emaciated baby northern fur seal that was found in some bushes Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016, at a business park in Hayward, Calif. Hayward police said that the dehydrated and malnourished seal was found after someone called about the pup around 6 a.m. Wednesday. Police say the seal somehow got out of the water, crossed busy Interstate 880 and found its way to the bushes. The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito picked up the animal, which they hope to nourish and send back into the wild as soon as possible. (Marine Mammal Center via AP)
This photo provided by the Marine Mammal Center shows an emaciated baby northern fur seal that was found in some bushes Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016, at a business park in Hayward, Calif. Hayward police said that the dehydrated and malnourished seal was found after someone called about the pup around 6 a.m. Wednesday. Police say the seal somehow got out of the water, crossed busy Interstate 880 and found its way to the bushes. The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito picked up the animal, which they hope to nourish and send back into the wild as soon as possible. (Marine Mammal Center via AP)

By Associated Press 2 min read

HAYWARD, Calif. (AP) – An emaciated baby northern fur seal is recovering after it was found in some bushes at a San Francisco Bay Area business park, his second escape attempt in just a few months.

Hayward police said on the department’s Facebook page that the dehydrated and malnourished seal was found after someone called about the pup around 6 a.m. Wednesday.

Police say the seal – somehow – got out of the water, crossed busy Interstate 880 and found its way to the bushes.

Police at first thought the caller was mistaken and the furry fellow was really just a “possum or a weird cat.”

Police called the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito. Center spokeswoman Laura Sherr confirmed to KNTV that her team picked up the animal, which they hope to nourish and send back into the wild as soon as possible.