A fundraising appeal has been launched to give a seal the "chance to see the world around him" for the first time.
The Cornish Seal Sanctuary in Gweek, Cornwall, said it needed to raise £15,600 for a proposed surgery for its resident seal Jarvis, who was rescued in 2016 with cataracts in both eyes.
"He is such a special character and has an incredible ability to adapt to the world around him. Everyone who meets Jarvis falls in love with him," said Clare Addyman, the seal's primary carer.
"The thought that he could one day see the faces of the people who care for him, or even see another seal for the first time, is incredibly exciting. "
Beth Goodridge, animal care specialist at the charity, said: "This cataract surgery could really change his life and... give him a new experience."
How a blind seal could be given the gift of sight
Julie Skentelbery spoke to Bethan Goodridge at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary
The charity said the proposed surgery was a "complex specialist procedure" and the cost of surgery, specialist veterinary care and rehabilitation was expected to be about £7,800 per eye, a total of £15,600 if both eyes can be treated.
Goodridge said: "For seals getting put under general [anaesthetic] can be really, really dangerous.
"After a lot of discussions and checks and things like that, it seems like the right time to try and give him this chance."
Addyman added they knew there were no guarantees but "for the first time there is a real possibility that we could give Jarvis the chance to experience sight".
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