A seal has been taken into rehab after being fed sandwiches and donuts by people on the beach.
An over-friendly seal has been taken into rehab
Spearmint the seal has been regularly spotted by beachgoers in Cawsand Bay, Cornwall but the animal's over-friendly nature means she has become too reliant on food given to her by humans and is not eating as she should be.
The RSPCA is currently caring for her at a centre in Somerset and is hoping to release her back into the sea in Scotland after the rehab period, which will involve making her wary of humans again and reconnecting her with other seals.
Dan Jarvis, the director of welfare and conservation at British Marine Life Rescue, told BBC Radio 4: "In Spearmint's case here, the whole problem started when she started being fed by people in the wild, either from the pier or on boat trips last summer, unfortunately.
"Because she's quite a young seal, she was only a few months old at the time, this has potentially been life-changing for her behaviour because it's made her quite habituated to approaching people and interacting with them."