DES MOINES, Wash. — A harbor seal, who had been shot in the head and underwent months of intensive rehabilitation, has died, according to her rescuers.
The seal, named “Eggs Benedict” or “Benny” for short, was found on a dock near Quilcene Bay on Hood Canal in February by the Center Valley Animal Rescue. She was taken in by the nonprofit SeaLife Response, Rehabilitation and Research (SR3) in Des Moines.
SR3 scientists discovered Benny had been shot in the head and was malnourished. For several months, she received treatment for her wounds, but in recent weeks, her behavior and appetite fluctuated, rescuers said…