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Railway commuters outside the capital city of Wellington reported a fur seal sitting on the train tracks on the morning of Oct. 16, New Zealand’s Department of Conservation said in a news release.

Railway commuters outside the capital city of Wellington reported a fur seal sitting on the train tracks on the morning of Oct. 16, New Zealand’s Department of Conservation said in a news release.

Railway commuters outside the capital city of Wellington reported a fur seal sitting on the train tracks on the morning of Oct. 16, New Zealand’s Department of Conservation said in a news release.