Seal FREED from safety hat entanglement
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ค. 2020
- On 25 July, Naude and Antoine from Ocean Conservation Namibia (www.ocnamibia.org) had a short break in the stormy Namibian weather for a quick seal patrol. They had about one hour at the Cape Fur Seal colony at Pelican Point before the wind turned too hot and dusty to continue. The seals tend to head into the water to cool down during this kind of weather. The activists still managed to catch and release 4 entangled seals.
The first one was a young female pup bound in a thin line which was cutting quite deep into his neck. They managed to restrain him and cut him free without too much of a struggle.
The next 2 rescues were done simultaneously. Naude spotted a young male with the inner strap from a workman’s hard hat around his neck. There was no damage yet, but this was severely restricting his movement and would have had severe consequences for him. At the same time they spotted another female pup with fishing line around his neck, which Antoine caught and was joined by Naude to cut him free.
The last pup was a 1 and a half year old very strong male that was caught up in a small piece of gill net. The net had severely cut into his skin, which had mostly regrown over the line. It took them a while to carefully cut free and carefully pull out the lines before letting him go. 🦭
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As a fisherman, i have learned that animals can get tangled in everything and I’m much more conscientious about keeping trash in the boat.
Yay!
Definitely and pick up any old ropes, nets or lines you find.
You, my friend, are a good person
Spread the word
Thank you !!
Do you ever dream that one day the seals will just line up when they need something removed?
Trust evolution to do that much like dogs
that is crazy, i just had the same conversation with my lady, before i seen your comment
@@speedfingers1234 The keyword is "strays". Strays who have been abandoned or abused by human owners. If you watch Eldad's videos, even strays are known to come up to him for help. Can't expect that kind of behavior from seals. Basically can't compare the EQ and the IQ of a dog with a seal. They are just not on par yet!
More that they never have to🤞
@@verascot2231 That'd be great. I'm afraid it's more *likely* the seals will learn to talk *before* we learn to stop polluting the oceans.
That guy has one heck of an eye for spotting the troubled seal in the running herd.
@@cold-- i watch the videos and until they grab the seal i have no idea what are they chasing after :))
@@ragael1024 Me either! I don’t know how they can spot them from so far away. These guys are remarkable.
I find it adorable how they talk to the seals even though they don’t understand what’s happening like humans. It shows how much they care and help for these seals
Animals can pick up on intent. If we are shouting and angry vs trying to be soothing. Wild animals won't always pick up on it compared to domesticated but still
When he said to the seal “Eh, relax, it’s Saturday.” 😂
And don't forget, this pup had intense pain.
I wish we as a society could focus more on conservation and less on war and destruction. Great job guys!
Damn right!
countries navy and army should also be for saving and treating animals.
@Syk of this pc bs if we do that then we return to live back to the caverns
@Syk of this pc bs that's because there is always evil people. Look how many serial killers and criminals there are. The focus should be on raising good people and weeding out the bad or keeping them from damaging any other living thing.
The only ones causing destruction are the BLM crowd.
Their cries sound like a mixture of sheep and cows.
Lol.. yeaa I was thinking da same.
i thought my minecraft was playing in the back😂
I've hear some that sound like screaming goats and others what I imagine some dinosaurs would sound.
2:58 sounds like a young fella who stumbled his pinky on the corner of a sofa
Sounds like a bunch of goats 🤣
I don't know why but your video came up in my recommends and I have been binge watching all your videos now. All I can say is I am in awe of what you do for these animals and I can see it takes a lot of effort on all of your guys' part. Thank you so much, from a new watcher in the USA.
Considering the result it seems TH-cam made a good recommendation!
Welcome to the channel 🙌 Thank you for watching!
Me too
I can’t stop watching all the rescues either! And once I saw the terrible one of the miracle seal that was very nearly decapitated, I’m not so squeamish about the other deep cut injuries, though I still imagine the pain they must be in. Thanks for your great work, OCN!
Same here!!! 😉
@Victoria K. The same thing happened with me, and I'm obsessed. I had told my family that when I retire from my years as a therapist, I wanted to either work in a wedding dress shop; a Hallmark store; a flower shop; or work at OPI naming nail polishes. Now that I'm addicted to watching seal rescues, oh, for sure, I'm going to work as a seal rescuer. My dilemma is that I'm not retiring until I'm 94, so I'll have to find a sand wheelchair. I'm very excited!!! Lol
Apparently the seal with hard hat was working as a builder on the lost city of Atlantis
Hail Atlantis 🎵 Way down below the ocean, Where I want to be, She may be 🎵~ Donovan
@J Fl and he just got fired
Now OSHA's gonna go after him.
Now his boss will yell at him, because he lost his hat...
🤣🤣🤣
If only all rescues could be as simple as that hard hat one! “You don’t need that.” *pops right off*
It would be great!
it could have been a lot worse had he had the helmet for a while longer.
I agree! That last seal...omg, I was literally recoiling in 'empathy pain' with the sea puppy! It must feel so good once they are freed of these abominations!
Seal: Hey, get your own necklace!
Exactly. That would be fantastic.
Naude: Don't bite!
Seal: No promises!
🙂
This is exactly why I don't eat fish. No demand=no fishing=no fishing trash in the ocean. Thank you for doing what you do 💙
Eventually the seals will spread the word to come see you with their problems. Your gentleness while putting yourselves at risk of being bitten is very admirable and appreciated.
I don't think they are that smart.
@@kookietherapy9398 Was going to say the same thing.. you took my thunder.. well.... they aren't even Seals :) They are Sea Lions.. Seals don't have ears and can't walk well, they have to caterpillar it around the beach, which they rarely do.
@@kookietherapy9398 they are surprisingly very smart
@@HicSvntDracones Except these are Cape Fur Seals. AKA Arctocephalus pusillus
@APJ. It came up on TH-cam for me, too, and now I'm obsessed.
But I always think it goes like this:
Hey, how was your day today?
Oh, I met THE nicest guys up on the beach. I'll have to introduce you sometime!
“Hey! You took my hat! I had to fight two other seals for that!”
Not easy for a seal to differentiate himself from the rest of crowd. He liked his jaunty hat!
🙂
@@OceanConservationNamibia I’m glad you guys took it before it cause the seal any harm.
I am not the only one that has a whole dialogue from the seals complaining they are stealing fashion items from them and that they run off screaming baaastaaards!!! Back to the sea lol
@@beverleyprice7468 ha!
The suffering you save these animals from you should be extremely proud of yourselves
Yay!
Да уж и милые,знаете как они треплют пингвинов,охотятся,убивают их,там в воде кровищи,ужас!
The seal goes back to their seal friend and says "Hey Mikey, the land aliens removed that terrible fishing line from me and gave me a head scratch."
Lol..
You must be the kindest, fittest guys with the best eyesight in the world to see those entanglements from such a distance , even with binoculars. Thankyou for all you do for these gorgeous animals xxxxxx
the last pup was the poorest. the line was almost invisible but cut sharply and deeply.
thank you guys! great job.
Our pleasure!
@@OceanConservationNamibia Do these videos get out to fishermen worldwide??? Thank you.
That "oh puppy what have you done?" Broke my heart😔I love that y'all really care about these animals❤
He actually said “hey puppy” and then “do you have your tool” to the other guy.
@@rdh1429 @2:27 Antoine does say "oh puppy what have you done?"
Y’all just straight up stole his little swim harness.
I can't even describe with words how beautiful this is. I wish to one day do the same thing as you guys. Our planet including every single species shouldn't go through any of this, yet humans can be this cruel to not even care about them . Amazing job guys, keep on inspiring and saving these little guys!
The amount of stuff these poor seals get rapped up in astounds me
It is never ending. Ban single use plastic and seafood from your life and have a real impact on marine life.
The ocean has been turned into a garbage dump.
Let's ban the commercial fishing. No we want to kill the planet and the sacred MOON is next. Thank you for the destruction
@@oujdaazerty7909 A temporary solution could be banning synthetic nets and using degradable ones. Or some kind of net which becomes weak when it is continuously in water for a week.
Because no government is going to suddenly make so many people jobless and erase an economic sector. But they should gradually shift to aquaculture, so seafood still exists and seas aren't harmed for that.
@@scottbaxendale323 only fair. Why should the ocean be any different than the rest of earth, the atmosphere, and space.
I hope youtube is putting this in all the recommends. This is important work and you should have millions of subs.
Thank you very much!
That's how I found them a few days ago. I've already shared their channel so more people can learn.
I got recommended 😁
Yes!
I got the recommended. Wonderful work gentleman. This inspires me every single day
The skin grew over it. That is so horrifying. I can not even begin to imagine how that must feel. 6:42
When they get close to the group of seals, finding the one they want is like Where's Waldo, seal version. Thank you all for what you're doing!!
The thumbnail photo of the seal with the hard hat liner makes him look like an Olympic water polo player!!😂🤣😂🤣
Hahaha!
He's a starter on the Namibian Olympic team.
Dude’s like ‘hey, he stole my hard hat, I need that to keep from banging my head on the rocks’ lol
Or wrestler!
I feel bad for laughing 😂
He says "don't bite"
Pup says "ok"
🙂
2:58 AHHHHHHHHHK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We wish!
pup: understandable, won't bite
sharon brown I can’t help but wonder if they shouldn’t have some kind of muzzle to slip over their heads to make it safer for them.
The last one was so painful to see...I can't imagine the suffering that little one went through. Thanks a lot for these and the rest of the videos. I found this channel just two days ago. Sometimes TH-cam recommends really nice channels.
You are doing amazing work, thank you for working hard to help these animals!
Our pleasure!
He was just trying to stay safe guys.
🙂
LOL
Safety first!
Or maybe just a statement piece😉. Too sexy for my body kind of thing😊.
It was 80's retro night, he was geared up for the Safety Dance, due to Men w/o Hats.
PEOPLE: PLEASE watch at least 30 seconds of the ads. Its an indirect way of donating.
...That last one is painful to watch and he is such a good boy!
Thank you very much!
I’m mindful to watch ALL of the ads! They deserve every dime.
You only have to watch 30 seconds? Here I am watching 2 minute adds lol
@Hugo Adrian Wilkins Not sure if you are trolling in a seal saving forum, but yes, and were a staple food item for many sailors of the past, as well as The Eskimo and others.
But with the advent of food preservation techniques, knowledge of vitamin sources (fruits and vegetables ect) over the last 100+ years, there is no longer need to harvest them as a food source.
@Hugo Adrian Wilkins I have no idea what you are talking about.
You asked a question, I answered it, you're welcome.
You guys are pretty awesome. We need more like you. Thank you for helping our precious seals.
This is such noble work you guys are doing.. Thank you for all the help
Oh man, you can clearly tell, the last one was really suffering from pain 😢
Good to have you guys doing this there.
Thank you very much!
Those embedded lines are really hard to watch. Such anguish they must have suffered.
Absolutely. This gill net is a nightmare to remove.
@RichardBodeker I did mean the anguish they suffered before it was removed.
In the water those lines must be almost invisible when the seals go after fish. Terrible torture!
Yeah I noticed the same. Whispering under my breath; 'Sshhh..it's okay, I knoooww...yes I know..."
I've got way too much empathy to watch these video's xD
Those thin lines are the worst. Don't bite😎. Ha ha
you guys are awesome. The world needs more people like Naude and Antoine
Wally, Denzil and Cat too! 🎉❤
Thank you for what you're doing to help these pups. I pray for your safety from any harm from these pups as well as the pup's safety from mankind.
"Be nice. It's Saturday!"
😉
The second one looked like wrestler with that thing on his head well done guys💖💖💖💖💖💖
🙂
Reminds me of Vader the former wrestler
@TheHolySwordofLight lol thats what i thought it was at first!
Looks like a foot ball player jockey strap.
A smelly used one.
The best line was Antoine saying "Come on, be nice, it's Saturday!"
"Itsoke, pup, itsoke. Itsoke"
I will call my next cat "Itsoke"
These men are so compassionate and gentle towards these animals. What wonderful human beings.
Yes they are! ❤❤❤❤
i automatically find myself tensing with the seals. the pain these beautiful creatures suffer at our hands is horrible. thank you for your work!
Our pleasure!
@nickys34 shut up.
Wow that wasn't even an insult, it was just stupid
@nickys34 : the problem of diminishing fish stocks is political. Ask not for less seals, ask for more laws against the foreign fishing fleet that don't let any fish left in the sea.
@nickys34 you are wrong.
first, the fishing fleet and the seals exploit completely different waters. the seals are good swimmers but they still have to stay relatively close to shore. the big factory fishing vessels travel far out to sea to fish, they can travel hundreds of kms further than the seals to find fish, and exploit waters that the seals could never reach.
second, there were much larger fish stocks in the past, when there were also more seals. the seal population has reduced in the past few decades, but that hasn't resulted in more fish. when you compare the amount of fish eaten by seals to the amount of fish caught by people, you will see that the seals are eating an absolutely minute fraction of the total. seals are a part of an ocean ecosystem that used to be unbelievably rich and productive, until it was over-fished by people in the 20th century.
third, some EU studies from the north atlantic found that european seals mostly prey on smaller species of fish which themselves eat the fry of bigger species, and its those bigger species which are caught by people. so if the north atlantic seals disappeared, there would be much greater predation of the species that people want to catch, and fish stocks would fall. I dont know if thats also true of the south atlantic, but it shows that the situation is not so simple as "seals eat fish so there is less fish for people". thats a POV thats far too simplistic and doesnt match reality at all
Керемет жігіттер!!!! 👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏🇰🇿
Thank you guys for everything you are doing to help our furry flippered friends. Not sure what they would do without you there watching out for them.
That poor last pup, I guess he was biting the sand from the immense pain he was in D:
Maybe.
Or out of frustration from being unable to bite this rescuers. He doesn't know they're helping.
@Valerie Mac Fair Yes. He keeps on twitching when they touched its cut even a bit. It must have hurt really bad T.T
That looked sooo painful. Thank you for doing this, even if it only helps a tiny fraction of suffering animals.
Our pleasure!
After spending 15 years of watching TH-cam, you guys are the only one that I truly respect! Salute!
Ребята!, у вас золотые сердца!!!
Wow that last one looked like he would have lost his life after a while. Hard work. Thank you.
Absolutely!
@@OceanConservationNamibia you think? The line would have killed the seal as it kept growing? Or maybe the thin line would tear but remain in the wound as the skin grew over it. Of course its nice you cleaned it off. I would ask if you removed all of the line, including the part under the skin? You pulled it out? Sorry i cannot see all the details in my phone.
Keep up your nice work! 👍
Jozsef Toth They wouldn’t leave any. He explained how they had to pull it through. Meaning pull it through where the skin had grown over the line.
I think a lot of the seal tanglements would be fatal eventually 😢 once a seal is cut the wound is only going to get worse and worse and and will never heal properly while the line is there. and ofc it mostly happens to small growing seals and the wound also gets worse as they get bigger
@@CrisEX420 👍thx m8
the reason why he wore a safety hat is because he was building an underwater empire
Okay!
SSSHHHHH😡! Did you HAVE TO let out the seal's secret😉😂?
The noises they make are hilarious and cute at the same time. I LOVE those seals THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SAVING THEM 💙😊
I love the way you guys say, “It’s okay,” when they have no idea what those sounds coming from you mean! It sounds to me as if you are really assuring yourselves that it’s okay! Also, when you let them loose and say, “Off you go!” Very endearing. What you do is a young man’s work; it’s exhausting sometimes just to watch how much effort it takes to catch and then help these pups. Thank you so much for your efforts! 💞💞
They don’t understand the words of course, but entirely possible the distressed seals may pick up on the rescuers non-threatening tonality.
@@pantsenfuego9986 yay!
I love when they say, “Shame.” It shows the incredible degree of empathy that they have for these poor animals.
No no no…..my favorite is “it’s ok puppy” 🤣 so stinkin adorable 🥰
@@pantsenfuego9986 Ya, Tony may some day do a lullaby book.
lool that one seal eating sand "YOU'LL NEVER CATCH ME ALIVE!" man what a fighter. I love seals
Our pleasure!
Great persistence with the last one, it sure needed some help!
Thank you very much!
2nd pup thought "Oh come on dude, i was the king of my group with my new helmet.."
Молодцы мужички !!!
I love seeing the seals with damage waddle into the water, where the salt water will help their newly freed wounds heal! Another great job #OceanAngels!
Thank you very much!
*@GrottoRabbit* Your profile picture is Photoshop (from white to black and red eyes from black eyes) rabbit from My Little Pony; Friendship Is Magic. His name is Angel and he's Fluttershy's pet (she's a pale yellow Pegasus with pink mane and tail, greenish cyan eyes and have 3 butterflies in her plank, a cutiemark).
@@MarshaNPILoveCanada Thanks! I didn't know where it was from, I just liked the angry rabbit because of my name. I have the white version on my Google account!🤷🏼♂️
Thank you guys for the great work.... may god bless you all
Our pleasure!
"Play nice, its Saturday!" My new favorite animal rescue quote.
You guys are my hero’s ! I’m sure you don’t get paid for what you do for the health of the seals. Just know you so very appreciated.
And like how you talk to baby seals- like fathers with children🤗🤗💛♥️♥️🧡
Yay!
The reaction the seals give back is how my teenager reacts these days! XD
Liked so that more people can see these people do amazing things for the benefit of wildlife
Thank you very much!
If I was that guy, I'd definitely be spending more time tickling those seals after I tackled them.
Thank You for removing the line.... even with the skin growing over it. What brave hearts you have. I am so glad the gloves protected your hands from a bite. 👍 Be Safe. 🍃🌎🕊
World's wild life has parished by 65% , actions such as these gives a good feeling to my heart.
Take a different fisherman with you each time you go out. Make them run and help. Have them spread the word.
Every boat should have at least one trained rescuer.
Good ide😉🇺🇸
Son un gran ejemplo para la humanidad chicos, ojalá hubiera más gente como ustedes, felicitaciones.
엄청난일을하시네요감사합니다^^귀여운아이들이행복하기를빌어봅니다
Top notch work gentlemen! !
That pup looks like he's crying🙄
Thank you guys for all the amazing work you're doing!
Our pleasure!
Боже!!! Какие ужасные раны. Как им больно. Спасителям спасибо! Ребята родные.
That was a really intense fishing line removal. Way to stay the course. Thank You for your BRAVERY and PATIENCE. 🍃🌎🕊
I still can't get over the noises they make. It's literally one of my favorite things in the world.
Also how thousands of seals run from two people.. the anarchy it causes. It's just awesome.
Thank you for all you guys do. It's inspiring.
Our pleasure!
At 2:58 sounds like a screaming child xD LOL
I love what you do GOD BLESS YOU
Thank you very much!
Вы молодцы,,спасибо вам за такой труд
you guys are real hero's, thanks for everything you do!
I love how you say "Hey Puppy!" Antoine 😊 So cute!
Thank you very much!
So appreciate all the care you take when removing these terrible embedded lines.
Our pleasure!
This sucks, EVERY SINGLE day, it seems like. You guys are catching so many.
It's absolutely inexcusable.
You guys have arguably the most worthwhile TH-cam channel EVER. 👍
I agree.I just found this an find these people to be amazing. You're are doing such good work
you take me in the first bite haha
It’s shocking to see how much damage a thin line will create,
I honestly don't know if this would be a rewarding job or a disheartening one.
Either way, you guys are awesome.
We feel satisfied on the beach but we just cannot wait to be out of work!
Here's to the 1st video of "we didn't find any entangled seals at the beach today."
I can only imagine how hard it would be for you guys to remove those lines that have skin grown over them, then I imagine the seal's pain having that removed without sedation and my stomach turns. The thought of them continuing to grow with that around their necks is akin to a scene in a horror movie. Thank you for hanging in there on their behalf.🧡
Our pleasure!
Makes you want to reconsider the definition of a "safety" hat. Great job guys! Real heros
Спасибо вам за эти жизни!👍👍👍👍👍
Doing your wonderful acts of kindness for the wildlife. Thank you from the heart♥️🙏🏼.
Our pleasure!
Edge of my seat on the overgrown line extraction. Beautiful work.
Thank you very much!
Naude's arms must have been aching after this one and Antoine' seal whispering was at its very best. Well done both of you.
You guys are amazing. Thank you for what you do!
Thank you for what you do. The most humanitarian acts on the internet.❤️
Our pleasure!
I follow you here from Brazil! I love your work.
Thank you very much!
@@OceanConservationNamibia God will reward you humans don't appreciate your deeds they are busy to kill the planet and yes the sacred MOON is next. I am ashamed to be part of the human race. God bless please be careful your the true HOPE
Бeдниe котичкм. Как сильно впились в тeло eти лeски Какиe страдания eто всe приносит. Спасибо вам рeбята за ваш труд.
Ни ,,ети,, ,а ,,эти,,
One of the best service humankind can provide. Really proud of you guys 👏✌👍
You all guys deserve more subscribers.
Thank you very much!
Yes of course. So sad the governments want greed and destruction
@@oujdaazerty7909 it's what the population votes for
Wonderful job guys. These seals are strong and you work so gently with them.
Thank you very much!
I was wondering do they always fight or has there ever been a situation where the animal was able to overcome it's instincts and understood that you're trying to help?
Your dedication and passion for rescuing these important seals etc is unmatched, impeccable and inspiring!! You guys are awesome
Love when he said 'hey be nice. It's Saturday.' 💗
I love your work
Thank you very much!
You guys should do a video showing all the stuff you've collect from the seals
Okay.
Whao it's the sad truth all this garbage nobody cares. Humans are useless. Most of them anyway. Wait we are going to destroy the MOON next
@@oujdaazerty7909 I don't understand how we can make our lifeless, irradiated, asteroid-pounded moon worse than it is now. Seems to me that you could only improve the moon, unlike the earth where we can destroy life. Squirrels on the moon won't ever happen without us!
you guys also can keep most if not all those garbage and use it@show the public@young school students for education purpose
@@oujdaazerty7909 no.
Can't give you enough gratitude for the work you do. Thanks everyone
Thank you very much 🙏
Much appreciated!
I Love when you and Antoine work together. . You can see how much the two of you care! Thank you 🙏