Seal stops flights while relaxing on runway

A wild bearded seal, known as Oogruk, was filmed lying on the runway of the Will Rogers Memorial Airport in Alaska before being removed by specialists in order to resume air traffic.

Airport staff member Scott Babcock, who uploaded the video on his social media profile, was notified by the flight service of an animal obstructing the runway and took the opportunity to film the friendly intruder.

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As he told Reuters, staff from the North Slope Animal Control were called and removed the seal with a sled and later released it in the ocean.

The airport is located next to the Chukchi Sea, where seals are very common.