A couple of special northern fur seals will have an unforgettable Valentine’s Day this year with a little help from FedEx Corp.
Commander, a nearly 300-pound 11-year-old male northern fur seal, was transported via a donated FedEx flight from Seattle to Boston.
Commander will soon meet Ursula, a 16-year-old female northern fur seal, one of the species’ last reproductively viable females in an American zoo or aquarium.
The number of northern fur seals in U.S. aquariums has dwindled to just nine, and the rendezvous, just in time for Valentine’s Day, is part of a breeding collaboration between the Seattle Aquarium and the New England Aquarium designed to increase the population.
Commander was transported by FedEx in a specially designed enclosure, and he was accompanied by his veterinarian and one of his trainers throughout his journey. He will make his new home at the New England
Aquarium, where he will be introduced to a community of fur seals, including Ursula.
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