"Chappy," baby seal found stranded on street near Yale University dies
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New Haven, Conn. — A baby seal found stranded on a street near Yale University last month has died from severe digestive issues, a local aquarium announced Monday.
Mystic Aquarium announced the death of "Chappy," a nod to Chapel Street in New Haven where he was rescued.
"It's with the heaviest of hearts that we share the passing of Chappy, the gray seal pup we had been treating in our Animal Rescue Clinic," the aquarium wrote on Facebook.

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