Sydney, April 10, 2026 (AFP) - Sleepy seal diverts traffic in Australian seaside town

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Traffic in a seaside Australian town was briefly diverted on Friday when a local seal decided to take a nap on the road. The dozy pinniped was spotted snoozing on a road in Dromana in the southern state of Victoria. Local police placed cones around the seal -- known to some locals as Sammy -- who could be seen sunning himself with little concern for the traffic. "You don't know where he will pop up next," local Laura Ellen, who spotted the slumbe......

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