TikTok user’s ‘slapping critically endangered seal’ video faces wrath
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A social media influencer is under investigation after posting a video of a man slapping a monk seal on ‘TikTok’. He has now apologized for the video that shows a critically endangered seal being slapped. The seal was resting on a beach Hawaii, where they are under protection of Marine Mammal Protection Act. Under Hawaii law, the harassment of a monk seal is a class C felony, punishable by imprisonment and fines.
