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Slippery the Sea Lion was a California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) who in June 1958 escaped from a marine mammal park in London, Ontario, Canada. The animal swam down the Thames to Lake St. Clair, and down the Detroit River to Lake Erie, finally being caught near Sandusky, Ohio by employees of the Toledo Zoo after 10 days.[1] The escape and subsequent sightings generated a considerable media frenzy, which was exploited by the owners of Storybook Gardens, the sea lion's home. Rumours persisted for decades that park employees had planned the escape as a publicity stunt. A "custody dispute" staged by the Storybook and Toledo parks may have contributed to the impression. He later died in January 1967.[2][3][4]
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References edit
- ^ Butler, Colin (June 16, 2018). "60 years after his death, no one seems to know where Slippery the sea lion is buried". CBC.
- ^ "Saga Of Slippery the Seal Unfolds at London's Storybook Gardens". Archived from the original on May 4, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
- ^ Everything2
- ^ Gilbert, Jim and Lisa (Feb 5, 2021). "Gilberts: Slippery the Seal was a superstar in 1958". Chatham Daily News.
External links edit
- A History of Storybook Gardens, Carling Marshall-Luymes, altlondon.org Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
- CFPL-TV, Footage of Storybook Gardens and Slippery the Seal, ca. 1957–1958, Archives of Ontario YouTube Channel
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