When airport foreman Scott Babcock went out onto the runway at Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport in Utqiagvik, Alaska, on Monday to clear some snow, he was greeted by an unlikely visitor: a 450-pound bearded seal.
"It was very strange to see the seal. I've seen a lot of things
on runways, but never a seal," Babcock told ABC News.
He said he expected the animal to perhaps be "a small spotted seal, not a 450-pound Oogruk."
Airport staff are not allowed to handle marine animals, so Babcock called wildlife control to safely remove his new friend - but not before he captured a video and shared it to Facebook. It has been viewed more than 140,000 times.
"That's crazy. I chased a lot of things off the runway but never one of them (sic)," another airport worker commented on the video.
