The 5-year-old seal has a social media following twice the size of Tasmania's population, and his antics include bending traffic bollards and blocking roads.

Tasmania’s most famous social media star is still less than half his adult size.

The wild animal, 5, emerged from the sea in Tasmania last week for its annual return to land to catch up on rest and moulting.

It is a cold winter's night near a beach in Tasmania's south as a strange looking creature balances its bulging body on top of a wooden fence.

The elephant seal has been crushing fences, blocking traffic and bashing into parked cars, in what experts say is play-fighting behaviour

His name is Neil the seal, and this year, he's gotten absolutely enormous - in size and in popularity.

Large, potentially dangerous animals in some cases have to be euthanised if there is risky behaviour by the public, wildlife official says

An approximately 2,200-pound elephant seal is in the midst of his annual visit to Tasmania, leaving property damage and disturbances in his wake.

The 5-year-old seal has a social media following twice the size of Tasmania's population, and his antics include bending traffic bollards and blocking roads.

Neil, a 2,200-pound elephant seal, has returned to his birthplace on the Australian coast, causing quite a stir.

Neil, a 2,200-pound elephant seal, has returned to his birthplace on the Australian coast, causing quite a stir

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Like plenty of local boys before him, Neil has come home to the stretch of Australian coast where he was born. Unlike mos...

Neil, the only male elephant seal to visit Tasmania in years, has commanded an enthralled TikTok following of 1.4 million.

Hobart (dpa) - Er drückt Zäune um, schiebt Verkehrspoller durch die Gegend und schläft gern mitten auf der Straße: Der rund eine Tonne schwere See-Elefant Neil ist in Australien…

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Der See-Elefant Neil ist in Australien ein Internetstar. Doch immer mehr Menschen wollen Selfies mit ihm machen. Die Behörden warnen: Zu viel Liebe könnte tödlich für den…

Neil, a 2,200-pound elephant seal, has returned to his birthplace on the Australian coast, causing quite a stir

WELLINGTON: Like plenty of local boys before him, Neil has come home to the stretch of Australian coast where it was born. Unlike most of them, he trails fame, fans and property…

Tasmania's newest celebrity, Neil the elephant seal, is causing a stir with his destructive rampages and massive TikTok following. Wildlife officials are concerned his fame could…

De inwoners van het eiland Tasmanië bij Australië zijn in de ban van 'Neil the Seal.' Deze 1.000 kilo wegende zeeolifant is daar aan land gekomen om te ruien. Hij gedraagt zich…

De inwoners van het eiland Tasmanië bij Australië zijn in de ban van 'Neil the Seal'. Deze 1.000 kilo wegende zeeolifant is daar aan land gekomen om te ruien. Neil gedraagt zich…