Curious Baby Elephant Seal
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 เม.ย. 2010
- A baby elephant seal curious, brave, and too comfortable with and among people it turns out. Petermann island, Antarctica. Below is a longer description in response to viewers' comments.
Antarctica is remote wilderness (yes, even the Peninsula that gets the lion's share of small but increasing tourist numbers). There is no baiting, feeding, tracking or approaching the animals to facilitate interaction with tourists. All close interaction happens by chance and is initiated by the animal itself. The number of people landing at each site is closely monitored (no more than 100 allowed at once) and they leave no footprint (no flags, food, or any waste).
Petermann island is visited mainly for the scenery and large bird colonies (two penguin kinds, blue-eyed shags etc.). Not seals. Seals in large numbers are more easily observed on the beaches in the sub-antarctic islands. That is why I was thrilled by this spontaneous encounter with the baby seal on a not-so-large piece of rock. I did not film the end of this encounter but was told both seal and its observers were sad to part ways and head each to their more permanent abode: seal back in the water and people back onto the mother ship.
Canon HF100 with a wide-angle Raynox 6600 lens attached was used to film the seal.
![INCREDIBLE Encounter with Friendly Baby Elephant Seal [EXTENDED CUT]](/img/n.gif)
Wildlife experts: "you should not approach elephant seals."
Elephant seal: "Fine, I guess I have to do it myself."
If you saw how big the males get, you wouldn't approach one either.
indeed they're called elephant seals for a reason lol and the sounds they make are equally terrifying
but even the large ones have been approached by expeditions like this one so who knows honestly
they seem pretty intelligent and curious to me
Caldera yeah the big ones are like the size of a rhinoceros and from what I hear are really territorial and dangerous.
Oh so you’re approaching me
People in this comment are correct, never go near adult elephant seals, it’s pretty much another version of a hippo that arguably is worse.
It sounds like a child breathing while drinking water from a cup
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LOLLLL
thats that wat i aslo thought lmaooo
nailed it
ÖAĞDLXŞALPWDŞFLAĞQ TRUEEE
that seal huffing and puffing while trying to drag itself around feels very relatable
😅going through menopause, and I can absolutely relate 🥵
@@pommiebears you alright now?
When u wank off for the 9th time in a day, that's the sound u make.
I'm sure she recovered broski.@@altamasparsanov9181
he literally is like a small dog just sniffing around and exploring lol
More likely giant dogs!!
Smol dugs really?
Hell be the size of a large car when he’s adult
@@zenmalek7462 so a L A R G E Dog then
they are merdoggo
Seadog: *opens mouth*
People: *stare*
Seadog: "this is the part where you put food in my mouth"
Lmaoo i cant
Lol,🤣🤣🤣
It's not allowed to feed wild animals since they may develop unnatural behaviors towards humans like depency which is not good.
I can’t laugh rn. I’m on my period😩
"Where's the fish, human? You're supposed to feed me fish!"
People: continues moving equipment back
Chonky Seal: *"FORWARD!"*
ONWARDS
Forward not backward. Im shy until i warm up to people but im certainly not single happily married
Imagine having a really sharp knife and surprise stab the seal from the back 🔪
Requim Dream Jesus Christ
@@vincentjacobsen6165 What happened?
5:26 my same defeated expression when I open the fridge and there is no food inside
Car Pal? What are you doing here?!
@@su-30butwithinternetaccess14 bro is human too what do you think :skull:
@@bluefishen Just surprised to see him here.
“The average lifespan of a seal is 30 years.”
YESSSSSSSS
Let's go we have the same lifespan
Thank god, he's alive
Let's find him
@@themaninwhite2562 you live in africa or something?
Hopefully he hasn't been eaten by something
it was like "PET ME HUMAN... WHY WONT YOU PET ME..."
I think he looking for fish, but hooman didnt have fish in their bag
He is just your typical kid. You came to his neighborhood and existed therefore you are his entertainment.
It’s so sad that wildlife photographers aren’t allowed to pet them 😭
@@Vorrupted they are not? why??
@@jonynos16 bc it may teach the animals to think that all humans are safe when it’s not the case :(
Me: *VIBES ON BEACH*
Water sausage: “hello there”
Isn’t this the worlds most violent prisoner?
Diego Cervantes yes it is, HAHA!
Diego Cervantes i don’t mean to wet my whistle but i believe i am the most famous prisoner of england!
Your dam right about that.
VIBING ON THE BEACH BE LIKE
They’re so cute, idk how people can harm such beautiful creatures
Money unfortunately
Food
Food
Greed and gluttony
Theyre fuel source for some . No different than some cultures eat whale or monkey and so on. It may sound harsh but only we see cuteness in them lol other cultures dont see them in that way so killing them and eating is easier .
Me: A 9 minute long video of a seal? That's too long and probably not even worth it
Also me: *Proceeds to watch it twice*
The self-control of those people is admirable.
I could never do it.
I heard the law is they can get up in your grill all it wants, but you purposely can't touch it.
Basically, hope it flops all over you and pretend "to wrestle out of its grasp" as an excuse to get a quick hug lol
Fuck the law I’d cuddle
These comments are painfully stupid, and dummies like you are the reasons for the laws. It's a law that humans can't touch them so they don't become acclimated to human contact. We destroy everything we put our hands on. They need to see us as predators and stay away to survive.
@@janedoe-ex5wo be quiet please
@@bitchwormpuddin1499 never. Your user name is ridiculous.
I really wouldn't be able to resist cuddling that big boy.
Look at him, he's adorable :D
SomeAustrianGuy so true😹 I just wanna take him home and raise him myself😭
Until his dad shows up
@Jaince Chen You underestimate my PLLLPHFFFFFF
Wont be so adorable when you get mauled by it
@@aneasygopersonyt2235 dont try it!
3:47 cutest angle ever, big chunky cute potatoe
Everyone: Aaa he is so adorable
Seal: Yes look at me, im so cute
The penguins in the back stealing their wallet
The heavy breathing after taking a few jiggles up an incline.... I can relate to that
Same
Except it's healthy for an elephant seal to have that much blubber...
Xen Xander I’m glad you support seal body positivity 😂
Lmao
Lmao, “a few jiggles”. Next time my doctor asks if I’ve been exercising, I shall tell her that “I take a jiggle around the block every now and again” 😁
“I like this rock. This is a very comfy rock.”
😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😂😂😂😂😂😂
xD
Comfy VERY cwomfy rock
He was moving higher on the bag cuz that was the best part to lay on. 😎
Seals actually are so fat that their fat acts as a cushion so they are comfy anywhere they lay down. That's why you see weird pictures of seals sleeping while balancing on weird looking rocks
I love it how he looks like he is smiling with those big black innocent eyes.
I have never wanted to hug something more in my life
Everyone: "aww so cute."
Seal: "I need your clothes, your boots and your camera."
“You forgot to say please.”
Terminator Seal ?
This deserve more likes
@@RentFreeInsideYourDamnHead Yesterday i saw Dio , now Eren?
@@gojira5778 SASAGEYO SASAGEYO!
A partially open mouth in seals and whales is actually a sign of compassion.
wow didnt know that
Wholesome fact
What is compassion?
@@whennubplaysml7071 feeling loving towards one or deeply feeling for that person
Miss Dani how do you know its a female?
6:50 * dies from cuteness* GOD Bless you all seals 😍
i started crying at this part
@@yolddelius6292 Almost a bit saddening that he will grow up to be ugly as sin when he is an adult.
Maybe he smelled some snacks in there! :)
Anyway, it's always heartwarming to see people respecting animals and not trying to push them to do things for our benefit. It's already worth so much to share a moment like that, and a few pictures/videos. They don't need humans, they have what they need already. But friendship and smiles are always nice!
its the seal of approval
bwwaaahahaha
Ace D and he approves
Ace D XD
Ace D I SEA what you did there
Get outta here lol
Seals always have this "Im just happy to be here" look to them. Its endearing.
It's creator had a sense of humor ^_^
@@9huginnmunnin93 He does indeed
Likes dogs of the sea.
@@wxlurker Lol, yup. For years I've called them "Water Pups" lol.
9 Huginn Munnin 9 ’creator’ lol
Wild life experts: “you should not approach seals.”
Seal: “And I took that personally.”
That is one of the cutest little sea creatures that I have ever seen on video. Absolutely adorable 🥰
People: *moves stuff back*
Seal: *surprised pikachu face*
excuse me?!
@@googavo1d thats why ur animal abusing and ur also gay
@@lonesouleater i lost it lmao😭🤣
Do you think I'm going to steal it ?
“It’s like a dog!”
*sea doggo*
In German the Seal is called Seehund, sea dog
Kinda sus
in arabic we called it sea dog
And yet they're more closely related to bears.
It’s pretty much the golden retriever of the sea.
Look at the little guy. He just wants to chill and have a nap on their stuff. He’s so cute
Lady: Coughs
Seal: wut the hail???
It's covid for you seal 🤣🤣🤣
my brain: PET IT PET IT PET IT PET IT PET IT PET IT PET IT PET IT PET IT PET IT
Yeah, just remember that photographers are not allowed to interact with wildlife, for it may interrupt its habits, or make it dependent and ruin its life once they leave it
@@gmdtanker6211 I’ll simply just never leave
@@Erik-yt8qb understandable have a great day
@@Erik-yt8qb hahahahahah
Yea same
Bags: *exist*
Seal: Pillow pillow pillow pillow
Green Water It's scanning them for food.
@@warnpassion - no it's pillow
It's free real estate ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
@Steve Jarvis - yeah but it's still a pillow
@@greenwater8096 🤣😁😂😃 you sillie 😁🐳🐋🐬🐟
Love how he just *mega snuffed* that bag like a drug XD Probably the comfiest surface he's ever felt
“So which one of you ladies is gonna throw a fish in my mouth?”
This is why I could never be a field biologist, I would not be able to resist the urge to pet
That thing looks like a dog on a midget whales body. Thing is creepy as hell. Looks like if my ball-sack took an aquatic life of its own, I fucking hate ANYTHING that comes out of the water
@@youngmoney4313 dude this is the beauty of nature :)
@@Butzemann123 I feel like shit people when they die get reincarnated into fish. They look soulless
@@Butzemann123 yes, Gorgeous but one bite from that pup will amputate your arm.
@@Timbo6669 oh wow ok did that ever happen?
This is how you can tell that these people are professionals, not a single pat on the blubber, such restraint - admirable.
Screw that
BloodFreak “not a single pat on the blubber” 🤣
I will pet one one day mark my words
Try that in a nudie bar!
why is it bad to pet the blubbered animals? laws?
Какой милый и забавный зверёк. Так и хочется его погладить прям через экран😂😊
Aww he's adorable 🦭
She just wants to know if you got any games on your phones
Yeah what would they have on their phones in 2010? Doodle Jump?
@@OrelShemi good game
Some kind of games on a flip phone. I remember playing something way back on my moms phone.
That one game called Snake and sokker
@@OrelShemi I played Prince of Persia on my phone in 2008.
5:24 he is like: OH WAIT, THOSE ARE HUMANS, OH MY GOD
+Maartje van de Griendt Lol
+Maartje van de Griendt lmaoo
+Maartje van de Griendt O MY GOD ITS THE DEVIL!
+Maartje van de Griendt Put food in my mouth human.
Maartje van de Griendt DID YOU JUST A S S U M E H E R G E N D E R ? !
5:48 POGGERS SEAL POGGERS SEAL POGGERS SEAL
Omg soooo stinkin adorable I cannot deal with how adorable.
10 years later: that cute little guy is now a cute big guy, he most likely has had kids of his own. Love you buddy!
Or maybe he's dead XD
꧁LaMariPuri꧂ fact
꧁LaMariPuri꧂ climate change is real guys :(
Pretty sure it's a little girl,the boys have the big honkers.
global warming, he is probably dead lol
*me on trial for petting the wild animals*
“your honor, in my defense... just look at him☺️”
Lol case dismissed 😄😀😄😄😃😂😀
"I admit it, I did it, and I WOULD DO IT AGAIN TOO!!!"
Goofy be like: "I'LL F*CKING DO IT AGAIN"
“Yeahh....you’re not wrong”
@@giemadema lol
The visible struggle to come over is killing me.
seadog: **opens mouth**
people: **laugh**
seadog: *i say we eat today*
When he opened his mouth it looked like he said a punny joke and was waiting for everyone to laugh
Omg so cute
I think he was asking for food
@@ES11777 It was actually saying it was friendly, most animals open their mouth to show they're not looking to fight, he wanted to come get some food by the looks!
@@RealParadoxed say that to a lion with its mouth wide open showing you it's fucking huge teeth lol
@@Sirdiggar m o s t a n i m a l s.
5:33 he's like "OH MY GOD, HUMANS!!"
He is like 'please enter food here'
That part was so cute istg
HAHA that phrase reminds me of Papyrus from UnderTale
I think it's a female
He's so excited. Most seals don't get the chance of meeting real humans.
"Nice puppy you got there, what you'd name it?"
Booper snooper
How cute is that 🥰😘
Baby Seal is just too adorable
Amazing how this pup can sense that there is no threat from these strange creatures.
right? its mind blowing.
Because he’s 3 times their size and can take an arm off with a bite lol
@@dcul8812 for a second I thought you where talking about the humans and I was about to ball my eyes out laughing till I realized you where talking about the seal..... kind of un funny now.
These strange, *strange* creatures
I completely agree it's amazing and heart warming
TH-cam: yes I will give you this video one decade later
You are finally ready!
Nice podcast. Have an instagram account?
Stfu with this old ass joke already. We get it. TH-cam algorithms blah blah blah.
Nahh its a 2017 joke
It has been a decade since the vid was recommended
I think he's very curious but also desires company, and these strange land-dwelling creatures seem interesting as well as harmless so they might be good buddies to play around with.
He has not seen or felt any cruelty in life and that makes it easy for him to approach a human. Hope antartica stays that way
Most baby animals haven't, yet most baby animals in less remote areas are still fearful. What matters is what their parents and grandparents have seen.
Also seals and sea mammals jn general just don't fear humans, especially as babies
He looks so confused like WhAtT are ThEse StRanGe MuLtiColoRed SeaLs?!??
Kiera Clarke lol lmao
When it nosed the Lady's hand/arm it was like " Hey, what happened to your flipper?"
Multicolored 😂
That seal is the ceo of racism
@@eruptorr9103 The hell?
When he opens his mouth and look so surprised it’s so ADORABLEEEEEEEEEEEE
Seal pog
😂😂😂 yeah that was cute
He was hungry looool
That’s when they were meant to throw a fishy in.
Cute
Aww, he's adorable. As soon as I saw its thumbnail picture, it made my morning. God is the best! He made the adorable animals including us, God is good. 😊🙌🏽🥺❤️
So adorable 😍
Just came out to welcome you to the beach ⛱❤
When is was a child, my father and I used to go swimming on the edge of a little beach. Usually, we were alone with 2 o 3 fishermans. And one year, a seal got used to rest on this same beach. So , many times, when we were swimming, the seal came to see us in the water, and swam with us. Playing around, touching us with his nose, and even tryed to "kiss" my father! In fact he was apparently really intrested by my father's beard :D
Look a seal in the eyes when diving, and playing with him in total nature, is one of the best memories of my childhood!
I wish I wasn't terrified by any body of water that isn't a pool because that sounds fun!!!
Christian Spencer feel bad for ya bro
Nolwenn LaPomme
That's so badass! :D
Nolwenn LaPomme Awesome!
Nolwenn LaPomme photo
Never thought I could feel this way for a bald guy
@Oscar Chuquillanqui Underrated comment!
What, you love him or something homo
😂 😂
Beep Beep Kirby's Bizarre Adventure, r/woooooosh
@Beep Beep Kirby's Bizarre Adventure 🙄 Seriously, no one can express their affection anymore without people sexualising it.
Omg that is the cutest lil face!!! What an awesome experience! Even tho we have tons of them right down the road I've never walked down to them because there's so many and I don't know if I'll get back out. Lol
It looks like it’s constantly smiling ☺️
Wildlife experts: "you should not approach elephant seals."
Elephant seal: So anyways I started flopping
lol why has nobody commented on this, I almost forgot about it
@FrostGamingHP//FGHP MCPE yo
Lol too cute
Best comment
a male elephant seal will kill a man.
5:32 When the movie has a sick plot twist you didn't see coming
😂
Memezeek LMFAO
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Animals are so compassionate, loving, & trusting. Humans can learn a lot from animals if they just took the time to understand them.
Humans are animals.
And the elephants are definitely not " compassionate, loving and trusting".
They're highly aggressive.
You can watch dozens of videos with them fighting.
Omg he is absolutely beautiful. I would have been in heaven to see this in person. Those eyes...wow!
He sounds like a 90 year old man climbing the stairs.
Or old woman.
I mean, it's a 200kg animal with no limbs that can help them on the ground. What did you expect?
@@klarnorbert They can apparently get up to 4,000kg. Absolutely nuts
@@v-town1980 Absolutely
@@v-town1980 Equality at it's finest
Seal: *Slowly crawls up.* So, y’all come here often?
❤️ What a BEAUTIFUL baby! ❤️
Animals are so sweet and cute I love when they greet humans and say hi to them we really don’t deserve animals there to good for us 🥺❤️
People: Don’t feed the seal.
The seal: *and I took that personally*
Looks like he gave them his seal of approval.
Noice.
Iconoclastic
5:24
As he seals the show.... ok I'm out
HAHAH OMG
William_BroBrine bye. jkjk
Спасибо вам за видео. Какие они красивые.
So adorable 😍
6:41 seal: is this your bag?
Human: yes
Seal: well its my bag now
"It's the cutest f*cking thing I've ever seen in my life!"
"arrow noise"
Same
Looks like FBI beat me to it :(
Look at a baby harp seal
So you never see a dog or a cat what the flip
Wildlife is unpredictable can you imagine to see a cute chunky seal acting like that!..
When baby elephant seal is bigger than other adult seals
This baby seals all grown up now, I hope it’s having a wonderful life
It got murdered by a polar bear
@@ziiik4398 Well fuck my days ruined
@@BigBackBuddy sorry 😭😭😂😂
@@ziiik4398 in the Antarctic well that polar bear must have been hungry after swimming all that ways I really can’t blame him
Eaten by an Orca
sees video is 9 years old
The lifespan of the elephant seal is 9 years
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Cash Nixon :(
:((((
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:C
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I give this the the SEAL OF APPROVAL!
this seal swims all day and probably has cleaner sinuses than I do 99% of the time.
And that kids, is how Elephant Seals discovered pillows.
New spokesmammal for My Pillow???
{} so cringey when u have no proof hes a kid and u call him a kid in a kid manner lol dude u realize hes tryna fucking act like a teacher yeah?
"THIS. *INHALE* IS. *INHALE* A *HUFF* MOTHER FLIPPIN *INHALE* ROBBERY."
hahah most under-rated comment for sure XDDD ALSO 'FLIPPIN' nice pun :p
Like a donut shop robbery.
🤣
dramatic *inhale*
Wait this sounds like it's coming from Malcolm
What a cute, lovable little baby.
Cheeky boy...love the stealth approach! I know its an old film but love the footage!
I love that this big guy waddles up to them like "Hey fellas, long time no see, whatcha doing?"
😂 so cute
Every other seal: *walks (or slides) normally*
This seal: *HEAVY BREATHING*
He might be trying to smell as much as possible
There's what we see on video & what we can't: the INTENSE smell of a sea-dogs fish-breath
What a great experience. Lucky for you guys. Thanks for sharing.
This water baby is SO CUTE AND TENDERS!!!!💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
this seals sound is the best argument against smoking
You mean for smoking? This seal didn't smoke his whole life and listen to him. Protect yourselves, smoke a pack.
Jaroslav Šváha nice
I would say a better advert against obesity.
That's one big ole baby
i think elephant seal is the biggest seal
+Fingamer™ Nope. They are called elephant seals because the adult males have small trunks.
+MrMuffinGame they are also the biggest seal too.
MrMuffinGame yes, the southern elephant seal is in fact the largest Carnivora in the world. They get crazy big
James Beeler I'm fairly certain that Leopard Seals get just a tad bigger, correct me if I'm wrong.
*Absolutely Beautiful..Thank you🤍*
Thanks youtube recommended for giving me this ten years after it was released
Damn, This 2010 camera is much better than my phone's
@THE Arthur Morgan lmao same XD
Android is an OS 🤔
@@someidot3699 😂
it's because it's an actual camera and not a silly phone camera
they uses professional camera
Science: Humans find youthful features “cute” - big eyes, small noses, rounded features - because it triggers our caretaking instinct for babies.
Me: I will call him George and I will hug him and pet him and pat him and keep him for my very own!
Bobbito Chicon well actually he’s a seal McNugget
*Scientists were wrong, I hate babies*
liepa braz same lolz! But this seal is adorable. Not babies imo
I found animal are cute, not baby.
I call him lil timmy
how can you not want to hug and cuddle with such a cutie
Gosh, they have the cutest eyes 😭❤️