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PJMcK

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12. The adults' behavior is outrageous!

Sun May 21, 2017, 01:31 PM

May 2017

These foolish people have absolutely no idea about wildlife! Early in the video, they entice the sea lion by throwing food into the water. Then they continue to lure the animal towards the boat by pretending to have more food. At this point, these people are stupid because they've already observed that the sea lion is quite large yet they continue to toy with it.

Now we reach their true idiocy. The sea lion lunges- tentatively- at the little girl. Rather than pulling her away from the edge of the dock, the adults giggle about the animal's behavior. THEN THEY LET THE GIRL SIT ON THE EDGE! Are they stupid, negligent, abusive or something else?

It isn't the least bit surprising to anyone who has worked with or studied wildlife to see what happened next. Thankfully, the little girl was quickly rescued.

Although this happened in Canada, I wonder if her parents are Trump supporters. They are as stupid and idiotic as he is.

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Little girl rescued after sea lion drags her off wharf and under water [View all] Tanuki May 2017 OP

OMG Thank goodness her dad had a fast reaction! Whew! luvMIdog May 2017 #1

I think whoever rescued the girl wasn't a relative. LisaL May 2017 #4

I'm glad she's OK and kudos to her rescuer. The outcome could have been tragic. Arkansas Granny May 2017 #2

Sea lions are incredibly cool, but they are also Alex predators, even if they look like cute tblue37 May 2017 #34

OMG! The poor girl must have been terrified! smirkymonkey May 2017 #3

Lesson for the day: when ANY animal acts aggressively toward you or your kids, Nay May 2017 #5

Yep malaise May 2017 #7

Yes, I was surprised that after the animal lunged at her the first time, Tanuki May 2017 #10

The saying canetoad May 2017 #35

Exactly. And the guy with the outstretched hand... SMC22307 May 2017 #31

Ouch shenmue May 2017 #6

In glad the girl is ok. Idiot adults drinking Starbucks and pretending wild animals are pets or uppityperson May 2017 #8

What a bunch of BS. The sea lion hardly attempted to kill the girl. democratisphere May 2017 #9

Obviously, we have no idea what was in the sea lion's mind, but this aggressiveness is Nay May 2017 #11

The sea lion seemed fairly passive to me. democratisphere May 2017 #14

Of course the lion thought the skirt was food!! This was my point! Animals will Nay May 2017 #38

The sea lion had no intention of harming or devouring the child. democratisphere May 2017 #39

I think the sea lion sized it up as an easy meal, much like this: Tanuki May 2017 #21

The adults' behavior is outrageous! PJMcK May 2017 #12

LOL- Well you got Trump in a sea lion thread snooper2 May 2017 #19

Yeah, but it was probably a mistake to be snarky PJMcK May 2017 #28

"I wonder if her parents are Trump supporters" yuiyoshida May 2017 #23

Respectfully, I don't know that they are Chinese PJMcK May 2017 #25

They were Chinese yuiyoshida May 2017 #26

I apologize PJMcK May 2017 #27

I grew up around Cantonese kids.. yuiyoshida May 2017 #29

They just lack experience MrPurple May 2017 #36

I'm glad she didn't get hurt MurrayDelph May 2017 #13

I've been there many times... dhill926 May 2017 #18

My wife once met Vigo Mortenson MurrayDelph May 2017 #32

cool....and haha, it figures.... dhill926 May 2017 #37

That's not a killer sea lion jeffreyi May 2017 #15

This is not a Disney movie angrychair May 2017 #16

When our kids were small there was a pier we'd visit. hunter May 2017 #17

People seem to think the world exists for their amusement. nolabear May 2017 #20

lol they didn't even thank the guy who jumped in. Oneironaut May 2017 #22

And he lost his sunglasses! n/t seaglass May 2017 #40

It's a 400 lb carnivore Johnny2X2X May 2017 #24

Wow! The rescuer was amazing! redwitch May 2017 #30

I've seen aggressive play behavior like this between sea lions. mn9driver May 2017 #33