Traffic in a seaside Australian town was briefly diverted on Friday when a local seal decided to take a nap on the road.
The dozy pinniped was spotted snoozing on a road in Dromana in the southern state of Victoria.
Local police placed cones around the seal -- known to some locals as Sammy -- who could be seen sunning himself with little concern for the traffic.
"You don't know where he will pop up next," local Laura Ellen, who spotted the slumbering animal, told AFP.
"He usually sleeps all day," she said.
"It made me laugh when I saw him on the road. Haven't seen him do that before."
The seal was later redirected back to the beach by wildlife rescuers and the lane was re-opened.
Seals are a common sight along Victoria's coast and it is illegal to touch or feed them, the state government says.
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