It's a Pixar movie waiting to happen: an adventurous elephant seal is tired of her life in the San Francisco Bay and makes a high-stakes trek across a major highway to start a new life on dry land.
Wildlife experts in Northern California dealt with this Lasseter-esque seal journey in real life on Monday, when a 500-pound elephant seal caused a traffic jam while repeatedly trying to cross a divider wall on Highway 37 in Sonoma.
"Every time we got her in the water, she circled back and tried to climb out again," a California Highway Patrol spokesman told the San Francisco Chronicle.
According to reporters in the area, the seal is still hanging around the bay today.
Female elephant seal still hanging out in Tolay Creek next to Hwy 37 in #Sonoma. pic.twitter.com/bAsGHtzYGj— Brian Flores (@BrianFloresKTVU) December 29, 2015
Experts say the seal does not appear to be injured and is likely lost and confused. Or, you know, she was running away from home to begin a new life as a dog in California.
Large and "very determined" elephant seal blocking traffic on Highway 37. https://t.co/T3lvfPKnq6 pic.twitter.com/UvyEDN4Zbb— Kale Williams (@sfkale) December 28, 2015
We hope you find your happiness, seal.