Overview

• Zeus was discovered May 27 on the shores of White Rock, B.C., underweight, hypothermic and still bearing remnants of his umbilical cord.
• At just one or two days old, the premature pup weighed about seven kilograms, notably below the roughly 10 kilograms typical for full-term seal pups.
• Staff at the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre are feeding Zeus six times a day to stabilize his glucose levels under specialized neonatal protocols.
• The rescue team plans to care for him over the next two to three months with the aim of strengthening him for a potential return to the wild.
• As the first harbour seal rescue of the season, his case comes as the centre prepares to admit more than 100 pups and urges the public to keep a safe distance and report any seals in distress.