There was a post a few weeks ago referring to seals as "300kg cats with the emotional stability of a toddler and the morals of a seagull."
So... yeah.
the morals of a seagull
im going to fucking collapse
MINE!
Wild animals are 100% preservation first. The elephants, seals and sea lions that you see being nice to people have been trained that people are not a threat.
Or a treat
Touche!
Absolutely, wild animals are wild, never forget
Well shiiiit
During a show at the Mirage on Horn's birthday on October 3, 2003, a seven-year-old white tiger named Mantacore attacked Horn. (The name of the tiger has frequently been misspelled as "Montecore" in media reports.[16]) As part of the act, but veering off script, Horn held the microphone to Mantacore's mouth and told him to say "hello" to the audience. Mantacore responded by biting Horn's sleeve. Horn swatted the tiger and barked "release!", while standby trainers unsuccessfully attempted to distract the cat with cubes of meat. Possibly incited by Horn's retreat, the tiger leapt at Horn, swinging at his legs and knocking him off his feet.[16]
As trainers rushed to the stage to assist, Mantacore bit into Horn's neck and dragged him offstage toward his cage. Trainers finally got the tiger to release Horn by spraying him with CO2 fire extinguisher canisters, which was the last resort available.[16]
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In the wild, all three are territorial, aggressively horny, and articulate enough to be known to kill their own young at times. So not particularly.
I think people assume they're friendly because they can be pretty curious, which can appear like friendliness, but I've heard they're aggressive biters when messed with.
They have a high bar as well. You could do so much as try to get too comfortable near their flock and they'll attack you. All three animals have a known altruistic side, but this is balanced by a heightened degree of erraticness.
They will fuck you up if you get too close for comfort.
Oh sure. People go clubbing with seals all the time!
Oh I hate that I'm giving you an upvote!
Seals are pretty food motivated and are willing to hang so long as there's a treat supply.
Walruses and sea lions will generally fuck your shit up.
If you can't tell the difference, it's best to just stay away.
Keep your dogs away:
https://youtube.com/shorts/J-GHJwcWCmM
Keep your kids away:
Keep your cars away:
(note, that last one is actually a seal, not a sea lion).
that's wild with the kid, but why let the kid sit there
Surprised I haven't seen this in the thread yet. It happened a few years back and was caught on camera.
Sea Lion Snatches Little Girl And Drags Her Into Water.
Pretty disturbing watch honestly.
Edit: oh someone had indeed posted it
Yes and they love being pet, next time you’re at the zoo hop the fence and give it a go.
The fence is just there to keep predators out.
The fence is just there to keep predators out.
We have probably killed and eaten more of every animal species at a zoo than vice versa.
So in a sense...
That's stupid. A blooded Yautja can easily jump over 18' vertically and some clans can jump over 40' vertically, no chance those little barriers are going to stop one from getting at their quarry.
being pet
Isn't 'petted' the past participle in English? Otherwise it's cosplay.
Having read the question, I find that I'm really invested in the idea of a world where this is true. I would give them so many scritches.
Sometimes but not always. Dominant males especially can be dangerously aggressive.
Also moms protecting their offsprings.
Only when they've been stuffed or turned into a coat or rug (or ivory carvings in the case of walruses, specifically the tusks) they're assholes otherwise.
I remember reading a story related by a nature photographer who was swimming with leopard seals. Apparently one of them liked him, and thought he might be hungry, so it casually ripped the head off a penguin and offered him the corpse.
