titiklabingapat
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Those people on the kayak are way too close. One wrong move from that 900 lb seal and someone is going to seriously get hurt.
I remember that place...
Here's a pic I took of it a couple months ago
It's pretty huge
Those people on the kayak are way too close. One wrong move from that 900 lb seal and someone is going to seriously get hurt.
They all look dead.
I didn't know Quentin Tarantino help with seal rescue.
I'm surprised they were getting so close to the animal without any protective gear. Figured it might have a tasty bite.
Excuse me, I couldn't help but overhear you disparaging sea lions. Could you tell me why you can't 'do without them'? Is there any proof that they are so negative in your mind or is it... something else. I'm just asking questions so please answer promptly thanks.
They have a very chill reputation, I don't think they're dangerous to humans.
Do you live in Northern California?
"We've survived by hiding from them, by running from them." /Matrix
Long story short, in Northern California if you see these guys on the beach you do NOT want to get too close.
EDIT: I'm referring to Northern California because that, and in Oregon, are my only experiences with them. You can tell the tourists apart from the locals specifically on if they get too close and get chased away.
About 2:30 p.m., the animal swam to the north side of Highway 37 under a viaduct and emerged from the water. Once she was on solid ground, Shawn Johnson, director of veterinary science at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, ran up and stuck her with a pole-mounted tranquilizer.
Within minutes, the seal collapsed and stopped moving. Other rescuers rushed in, put the unconscious animal on a tarp and carried her to a waiting truck.
Officials immediately took blood and tissue samples, and conducted an ultrasound at the scene that confirmed the seal was pregnant, officials said. The mother-to-be was put on a truck and driven to the Point Reyes National Seashore, where she was to be released Tuesday at Chimney Rock.
Why do seals always have to be such drama queens?
Update! Mama seal, after the relocation to an elephant seal colony at Chimney Rock on the Point Reyes National Seashore, has given birth:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BAGbg0XFJkV/