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BIZARRE: Rabid seals are attacking people in south africa - You Need To See This

A close-up picture of a South African fur seal's head with its jaws open.

Rabid seals in South Africa are attacking people in the first known major outbreak of the disease among marine mammals. 

Eleven seals have so far tested positive for rabies in Cape Town. The animals are usually playful toward humans, but the outbreak is leading seals to act strangely and aggressively, alarming surfers and beachgoers, experts say.

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