A tiny, premature seal pup is the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre's first patient of the year.
The little creature was found alone near a dock in Prince Rupert, and the May 1 rescue is the earliest on record for the centre.
A news release says Dwayne has remnants of his umbilical cord still attached, and is covered in the soft fur of a premature pup.
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