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Rocky, a harbor seal at the Mystic Aquarium, was euthanized when doctors diagnosed him with cancer.

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Harbor seal diagnosed with cancer, euthanized

Updated: Monday, 20 Feb 2012, 12:50 PM EST
Published : Monday, 20 Feb 2012, 12:50 PM EST

Mystic, Conn. (WTNH) - Rocky, a harbor seal at the Mystic Aquarium, died on Friday.

An employee at the aquarium says Rocky had fallen ill so he was taken to the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University for some tests.

Doctors there diagnosed him with cancer and decided to euthanized him.

Rocky was 31 years old.

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