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snagglepuss

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11. I hadn't thought of that. Hopefully this video will make it into the hands of those teams and

Reply to pinto (Reply #3)

Sat Jun 8, 2013, 02:40 PM

Jun 2013

they can use it to educate people.

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Too too wonderful to miss. Watch This Baby Sea Lion Hijack A Boat [View all] snagglepuss Jun 2013 OP

Is that not the sweetest thing? CurtEastPoint Jun 2013 #1

Aww! In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #2

Not sooo cute, imo. The pup looks wounded and tired. Boaters w/cell phone should have called rescue pinto Jun 2013 #3

I hadn't thought of that. Hopefully this video will make it into the hands of those teams and snagglepuss Jun 2013 #11

Thank you, exactly. I found a weak, almost dead, pup on the beach near Monterey one morning. NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #14

They do great work, largely with volunteer staff. pinto Jun 2013 #15

I expected someone from the aquarium two blocks or so away to come, but they sent a team... NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #18

My friend works here in SLO. Serious wounds, life threatening stuff, or infection issues pinto Jun 2013 #19

Since the pup in the video slept on the man's lap for an hour and then left, tblue37 Jun 2013 #31

Agree and there are strict rules about touching them (you can't). cbayer Jun 2013 #25

In the comments it was explained that there was an adult tblue37 Jun 2013 #30

Interesting grantcart Jun 2013 #4

Spoiler alert. Could the sea lion pup be sick or starving? DreamGypsy Jun 2013 #5

Yikes. I didn't even think of that but you're right to question what is really going on. snagglepuss Jun 2013 #9

first thing i thought. mopinko Jun 2013 #17

I love how Miss Hi Baby turned into malaise Jun 2013 #6

Awwwwwwwwww Iliyah Jun 2013 #7

Cute but there is something wrong with this pup. L0oniX Jun 2013 #8

I would be worried about where the Mom was. Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 #10

+1 thank you azurnoir Jun 2013 #12

Yes, I did. Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 #16

I thought so at first, too, but later in the video it is tblue37 Jun 2013 #32

Sorry to say, this was wrong and it was quite possibly illegal. I note they deleted the part about: NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #13

The sailboat has no transom. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #22

It is ILLEGAL to to approach or handle a sick or injured marine mammal. NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #27

I don't really disagree with you lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #29

Love it! tofuandbeer Jun 2013 #20

Recently weaned and misses cuddling with mama? rocktivity Jun 2013 #21

That was so cute, but like others, my first thought was life long demo Jun 2013 #23

They are the dogs of the ocean WHEN CRABS ROAR Jun 2013 #24

Something awesome surely abounds in all of nature's creatures indepat Jun 2013 #26

>*>ILLEGAL!<*< NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #28

that poor baby. I hope everything turned out OK. Wish I knew the rest of the story. Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2013 #33