I greatly enjoyed these two short videos of sea lions having fun in the surf off Santa Barbara Island in California last month. They were filmed by a documentary crew from Pacific Offshore Expeditions. The first video has a music soundtrack (which fits it very well), while the second (with more close-ups and slow-motion photography) is silent.
I can never understand those who try to deny that animals play, and have a sense of humor. If any critter was ever enjoying itself, those sea lions were!
Peter
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Too funny! And yes, there was one serious wipe out in that video!!! LOL
About thirty years ago I was dropping in on a triple overhead wave on the Nprthern Oregon coast when a sealion decide to drop in on me.
Animals don;'t have fun?
These folks have never dealt with any then. Cats (well, $SISTAUR's anyway) do seem know the red dot has a source.. and go after it anyway. Dogs seem insistent about that ball/stick/frisbee. Horses play with 'toys' if they get them (giant balls). I'd be more surprised at (healthy, non-mistreated) animals NOT playing.
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