Saturday, January 08, 2011

Lady makes friends with an elephant seal


Vimeo link.

6 comments:

Steve C said...

I would love to have that sort of experience with a wild animal...yet I don't think I'd chance it.

WifeMotherMe said...

Me too Steve! But I know fear would have made me jump up way before anything that beautiful would have accrued.

WordyGrrl said...

Aww, this is so sweet! And it might serve as good relationship advice, too. "Be gentle, don't rush things, and lots of little kisses don't hurt, either."

ProudUSARECWife said...

That was amazing! I can't imagine how she must have felt to have experienced something like that. What a once a lifetime chance that most people will never experience. What a beautiful moment. It must have been so sad to leave. I just hope that seal doesn't start trusting all humans. Thank you for posting this video

Ratz said...

Given even the cows can weigh a metric tonne, I don't think I'd risk that :)

Patrick said...

The seal felt no fear, no hate, no greed coming from the woman. And the woman, in turn, acted very reasonably, although at the end she could have easily put her arms around the seal.

Anyone can experience something like this: just sit, calmly, in a field with a herd of cows. They will come to you, and if you don't mind getting your face licked, the cows will show you a lot of trust and affection.

Works will bulls too, but that's a bit more hardcore...