This cute but rather persistent Weddell seal pup thought I might be able to help him find his mum. Filmed on the pressure ridge walk by Scott Base, Antarctica. #UCScience #AntarcticaNewZealand
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@jeremiahwallace22756 ай бұрын
Seal Pup: “Rubs?” Researcher: “Sorry buddy, got to stay 10 meters away from you.” *Starts to belly-flop chase.* Seal Pup: “Rubs?!”
@thejurassicwonder23075 ай бұрын
I love how you made the seal desperate, lol.
@schaddenkorp69774 ай бұрын
Fucking died reading this.
@1TakoyakiStore3 ай бұрын
🥺
@S0ULESSB0NES6 ай бұрын
"I'm supposed to stay 10 meters from-" "BEAGHH" So true
@gastonbell1086 ай бұрын
He wanted to see if the cameraman had any eggs.
@thepiper55226 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🥰
@latenrunor35915 ай бұрын
"I'm supposed to stay 10 meters from-" "Listen, human; you're on my turf now and your human world rules hold no power here. That said, I now require belly rubs and I will keep going after you until I finally receive what I demand."
He's actually rolling over like he wants belly rubs, that is so cute!
@kiamaria3315 ай бұрын
And had it been me, he would have GOT belly rubs 😂
@LuciTulcea5 ай бұрын
@@kiamaria331Same here!
@FairlyFatherless6 ай бұрын
There's just something about seeing seals slowly inch their way over to something or someone that just spikes my serotonin and dopamine... and then they hit the "bl'egg" and I ascend.
@CBRN-1155 ай бұрын
"Sir, I am legally obligated to stay away from you. Please don't come any closer, you adorable little chonker."
@geogeek17585 ай бұрын
Yip, that was pretty much my thought process at the time! 😁🤣
@JeagerGray5 ай бұрын
Why can't they interact physically with them? Genuine question I'm curious
@geogeek17585 ай бұрын
@JeagerGray it's mostly for the seal's protection - to avoid any potential infections, to limit non-natural behaviours or smells that might cause them problems with other seals. Plus they can give a nasty bite, or squash you when if they rolled on top of you 😉
@mrboxleytheonly6 ай бұрын
it wiggles, it wobbles, and I want it in my life
@muffty13375 ай бұрын
dito
@TheGeeMaster13375 ай бұрын
"I'm supposed to stay 10 meters away from-" *"NAH"*
@zweetband6 ай бұрын
God [Antarctica] gives the most difficult challenges [trying not to pet the seal] to his toughest soldiers [a guy passing through]
@flickcentergaming6806 ай бұрын
This feels like the opposite of a problem.
@Komachichuu6 ай бұрын
Video was really quiet in the beginning so i turned it up... "BEUGH" 😂
@littleblackdot34346 ай бұрын
Well done for obeying the rules, but I'm sure it was difficult to run away from something THAT CUTE! I just want to hug it! 😍
@geogeek17586 ай бұрын
You are absolutely right, I really did want to give it tummy rubs! Thanks 😊
@Medium_soup6 ай бұрын
@@YourCapyBruv_do_u_rmbr_3Dpipes its just about that, he shouldnt see humans as friendly, because some of them are not. Imagine it goes up to poachers for some belly rubs, because thats defintly not what its going to get.
@kingdamazo72666 ай бұрын
@@YourCapyBruv_do_u_rmbr_3Dpipes This nonsense you just typed is precisely why people can't touch these animals. They'll think all humans are safe & get clubbed by a poacher
@YourCapyBruv_do_u_rmbr_3Dpipes6 ай бұрын
@@kingdamazo7266 @kingdamazo7266 well poachers are shameful but forgive me for asking but are poachers even a problem today? I mean are poachers rushing to the North or South Pole to poach baby seals like in days of yore? It seems like a long journey just for that. Not that the world isn't full of cockmongers who wouldn't try under the right but seals are protected species I thought? I would honestly love to know if poaching arctic species is actually a problem today because I thought that was past.
@YourCapyBruv_do_u_rmbr_3Dpipes6 ай бұрын
That's it I'm bringing home a seal friend like Neil the Seal Enough of you old ladies I DEMAND SEAL FRENS NOW
@vik73807 ай бұрын
Great footage! What a funny little guy, following you around like that. Good to see that he was tagged and the population of seals is being observed.
@geogeek17587 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@mikepommer41306 ай бұрын
Well said! I love this video here what a cute little goober 😂 There’s a team of folks from the university of Montana that have been doing a long term population study on these animals since they can live up to 30 years in the best cases and have pups for most of those years! They call it being a “super seal mom” and one I remember had 22 pups in 31 years or something like that! The tags serve to show who’s pup is who and let’s the researchers keep tabs of the population stability
@Shastasnow7 ай бұрын
Looks like it wants belly rubs so cute
@Kruppt8086 ай бұрын
Or it wants you to leave its sun bathing area alone
@mikuspalmis5 ай бұрын
@@Kruppt808It rolled over on it's back though.
@ayrtonho33808 ай бұрын
"BREH" "BLEAGH"
@faithyourfear64017 ай бұрын
Ah. You speak seal.
@Cowloverdude7 ай бұрын
He sounds like me when I’m having a bad day
@chellesama82566 ай бұрын
Seal makes a good point.
@gastonbell1086 ай бұрын
*AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH* *egg*
@orijimi5 ай бұрын
KZbin can translate seal, apparently.
@rockgirl67867 ай бұрын
Judging by his fur this baby is already weaned and eating fish. Which would explain why he stinks lol. I think he's just curious about what you are
@geogeek17587 ай бұрын
Thanks, I'm not a zoologist so know very little about them. I did get the vibe it had maybe recently been weaned and trying to track mum down for another sneaky drink.
@rockgirl67867 ай бұрын
@@geogeek1758 No problem! Seals are my favorite animal so I've learned a lot about them. I also know that weddell seals don't have any predators on land, so they're not afraid of people!
@Trund275 ай бұрын
@@rockgirl6786that’s amazing!! They can just chillax one the snow and not worry.
@rockgirl67865 ай бұрын
@@Trund27 yep! That's also why they tend to sleep on their backs. No predators means no need to quickly take off!
@schaddenkorp69775 ай бұрын
@@rockgirl6786Pretty cool facts you’re spittin’ for us. Now let’s talk Sea Leopards, they’re my favorite. ;3
@Dethamaranth5 ай бұрын
"piss off, would ya" got me cackling 😭 he's just a little guy!! so adorable
@seekittycat5 ай бұрын
Seal gonna go back to their mates like "See that weird shaped seal over there? I chased them away good I did".
@KestrelDC6 ай бұрын
It’s like he heard somewhere that humans pet things and really wanted in on that 😂
@dr.altoclef925520 күн бұрын
“I don’t have hands so you gotta do it. Whatever it is you do-“
@Leopoldshark6 ай бұрын
Oh lawd he comin'
@AwesomeYena6 ай бұрын
It's a miracle you survived this vicious animal encounter!
@jonathanhogg56657 ай бұрын
I want to go down to Antarctica and speak the language of the seals. "BLEAH! GAH!"
@madprophet68915 ай бұрын
Unfortunately, jonathanhogg5665 was recently banned from Antarctica after shouting multiple highly-offensive slurs in public. Ignorance of seal language is no excuse for that kind of behavior.
@arkbien93035 ай бұрын
That is one persistant land loaf🤣
@lilwyvern45 ай бұрын
I couldn't resist. I would absolutely positively have to pet the sea pupper and no force on Earth would stop me.
@krychur49567 ай бұрын
the most common thing I've seen from Weddell seals in these videos is they always approach and roll over to show their bellies. iirc, showing the belly is a sign of trust?
@tommyfanzfloppydisk6 ай бұрын
might be wrong , but i think it's more a playful behaviour rather than trust
@BebeesHuman6 ай бұрын
Sea doggo demands belly rubs! It's a pity they are actually an unpredictable wild animal.
@YourCapyBruv_do_u_rmbr_3Dpipes6 ай бұрын
They're not dangerous. You don't have to be afraid of everything in life. This just in, living can kill you now.
@BebeesHuman6 ай бұрын
@@YourCapyBruv_do_u_rmbr_3Dpipes lol! That's true. lol! But I'm not going to rub his belly until he gets really, really friendly and well acquainted. In the mean time I'll stand close by. The sea lions I've seen live are mean! lol!
@Kruppt8086 ай бұрын
@YourCapybaraAmigo_17yrsago been to Antarctica have you? Gone through the nature conservation trainings on dealing with local wildlife? No? Shocking.
@YourCapyBruv_do_u_rmbr_3Dpipes6 ай бұрын
@@BebeesHuman are they? Lol that's too bad. Don't they know we're here to give hugs?
@YourCapyBruv_do_u_rmbr_3Dpipes6 ай бұрын
@@Kruppt808 no I haven't been to Antarctica lately no. But I hear McMurdo station is pretty fly. I wouldn't make any sudden moves but I would just hold out my hand in hopes that he would see I was pretty friendly. After all if not friend then why so friend-shaped??? Science can't answer that
@LincolnWorld7 ай бұрын
I can imagine me doing this: "Hello 911, I am being attacked by a seal pup. What do I do?" 911: "Have you tried walking a way from the seal?" ME: "I'll give that a try. It works!" 🤣 Though if it was me I would have thought the big little guy just wanted some belly rubs. Wouldn't have risked finding out.
@thepiper55226 ай бұрын
I've been chased by beavers on multiple occasions. A quick 10 foot sprint and then you can walk away from that point. Although it must be said, that I am positive they are not bluffing. I have no idea what the seal pup's intention was. But I would've done the same, walked away while filming. 🤣🥰
@theultimatetrashman8876 ай бұрын
The seal had no reason to just say ''BEE'' between his slow walk over to you, but it did.
@sps63746 ай бұрын
I knew they were very cute. I knew they were curious. Now I know they’re ‘shtinky’, and ‘noijy’, and BLEAAAAH!
@BloodylocksBathory5 ай бұрын
That a very noisy and adorable slug.
@blackpowder40165 ай бұрын
"Scratch my belly, human."
@YourCapyBruv_do_u_rmbr_3Dpipes6 ай бұрын
Omigosh he is the most friend-shaped thing EVER! 😂 I would not be able to resist giving him a hug.
@samanthacrump19765 ай бұрын
That’s what I look like trying to get going in the morning. He’s a little cutie 🥰
@geogeek17585 ай бұрын
Me too!
@DarthWill35 ай бұрын
_"Oi! Don't chase_ me!" That is just brilliant! 🤭
@Yyyram5 ай бұрын
This video cured my depression
@geogeek17585 ай бұрын
Cuteness is good for the soul for sure 🙂. Best wishes
@samvimes95104 ай бұрын
Man: "Go find your mom" Seal: "waaaaaagh!" Poor fella sounded so heartbroken, he just wanted to play with his new friend
@VelmadeM0naco6 ай бұрын
I love how he speaks to him like a doggo 🐶
@user-gp4og3oq2s8 ай бұрын
He just asked for some eggs ;)
@Jules2797 ай бұрын
He wanted to play 🥹🥹
@alexacarrillo43396 ай бұрын
I have been watching this over and over.
@jedidiahmayes71675 ай бұрын
The urge to pet the seals is the reason I could never be hired for a job such as this.
@juliesmith66955 ай бұрын
I was not ready for this wiggly blob of cute blubber on my screen The the blaaahhh
@theL33Tm4ster5 ай бұрын
terrifying footage. this guy barely escaped with his life
@big__shell6 ай бұрын
i've seen a lot of adorable seal videos but i've never seen a pup act quite like this. what is he doing flipping over like that? kind of reminds me of my dog. she loves belly rubs
@ardenharan22015 ай бұрын
"Oh no, it's coming for me! I must... slowly... walk... in the other directioooon!"
@asia11745 ай бұрын
I have come to the realization that seals sound insanely similar to a minecraft llama
@Winddancer19915 ай бұрын
Seals have been around a lot longer than Minecraft my dude
@sp0oky_seal4 ай бұрын
@@Winddancer1991I'm pretty sure they know that bro
@Winddancer19914 ай бұрын
@@sp0oky_seal your missing the point. Minecraft llama noise was probably made from a seal……
@sp0oky_seal4 ай бұрын
@@Winddancer1991I don't think Mojang Studios chose to use seal noises for the llamas. They probably told somebody that has never heard a llama to make a llama noise and that was the result.
@Winddancer19914 ай бұрын
@@sp0oky_seal true that
@Jaqoum_The_Wizard_King5 ай бұрын
I could not be an antarctic researched i would be petting the seals and teaching them to snowboard like LOOK AT HIM HE IS SO CUTE
@45hr526 ай бұрын
It hurts my heart that no matter how much I want to I will never be able to pet these due to regulation
@geogeek17586 ай бұрын
Maybe you could if you study hard and become a scientist specialising in Antarctic mammals. They track them, watch their behaviour and sometimes give them hugs/belly rubs while doing health checks and placing ID tags.
@hankskorpio585721 сағат бұрын
Seal Pup: "You got games on your phone!?"
@dragonwithagirltattoo5985 ай бұрын
Adorable. He’s just looking for a friend. I would love to be this cuties pal ❤
@ryankoopacanada4 ай бұрын
The baby just wants belly rubs ❤
@nabis24245 ай бұрын
0:03 I love how he flubs his body without going anywhere
@somegeese6 ай бұрын
"piss off would yeh? ❤" Lmaooo
@ripleyleuzarder6307 ай бұрын
it wanted a belly rub. probably ran into someone before who did just that...OMG
@clqudy47505 ай бұрын
That flappy snow sausage 💯 just wants belly rubs and someone to talk to! 🥰❤️
@diegotapia28307 ай бұрын
that pup was based and sealpilled
@jeffchynk54207 ай бұрын
Common seal w
@benathan62396 ай бұрын
Non seals seething rn
@arnoldschwarzenschnitzel6248Күн бұрын
They really are friend shaped
@tastyjerry6 ай бұрын
that seal said “TUMMY 👏 RUB 👏 NOW 👏”
@NitroIndigo5 ай бұрын
Seals sound deeper than I expected.
@geogeek17585 ай бұрын
They actually have quite an impressive array of vocalisations, including high-pitched frequency sweeps that they use underwater and soothing lower pitched thumps (which one of the other seals has 'spoken ' to the pup earlier - I mentioned this as 'your auntie' in the clip).
He was excited to see something other than snow, snow, and more snow!
@natewho43666 ай бұрын
He just wants belly rubs.
@user-tp2yf1rn8m3 ай бұрын
God blessed U. I can't imagine if i. Meeting Seal. Afraid or cross out? U re Ange l. Thank u from the bottom of my heart.
@mikepommer41306 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing, this is a great video of these silly and incredible mammals You’re living the dream haha I think these seals are the only thing that could get me to go someplace that cold lol Best wishes hope your research down there is going well
@LizzardthethingАй бұрын
WHY DO THEY HAVE TO BE SO CUTE 😭
@Adyingsoul015 ай бұрын
The way it yells out a final time at the end as you walk away 😭😭 these little bastards can't be real! And I mean that affectionately
@geogeek17585 ай бұрын
I know, right! It was like, "Hey, don't go, I didn't get my belly rubs yet"!
@jbaby3625 ай бұрын
Omg I love this noisy goop creature
@Kruppt8086 ай бұрын
Its like a cute worm
@muffty13375 ай бұрын
"are you my new mommy?" it's to funny. ^_^
@MoonLilly925 ай бұрын
Aaaaawwwww... How is he so cute and friendly???
@ASM-RADIO5 ай бұрын
It looks like it just wants belly rubs. Truly the doggos of the sea
@1TakoyakiStore3 ай бұрын
Seal: Why no belly rubs if belly rub shaped?
@Topboxicle5 ай бұрын
telling the little dude to 'piss of would ya' like it's a pet rather then a wild animal is just so funny to me.
@sambur64805 ай бұрын
I’m gonna die petting something I shouldn’t.
@DeusExMachina100015 ай бұрын
“OH LAWD HE COMIN!!”
@evelynsolomon29297 ай бұрын
Be like dory keep on swimming, swimming, swimming, keep on swimming, swimming, swimming! 😊❤
@hippomom264 ай бұрын
Just looking for a friend? Love that call😊
@gwwolfgang5 ай бұрын
funny little fella. thanks for sharing man
@publiusventidiusbassus12326 ай бұрын
Is showing you their belly a sign of trust like with dogs? It seemed friendly.
@geogeek17586 ай бұрын
Definitely seemed friendly. Not sure about the belly showing. I just got the feeling it was trying to find its mum for a drink of milk. Someone else mentioned it might have recently been weaned.
@zenz0ha4725 ай бұрын
The little pup is just saying, “Please give belly pets? I promise I won’t bite!” I know we can’t pet them, but darnit, they’re just too adorable!
@geogeek17585 ай бұрын
Totally agree! Was very hard to resist!
@neoqwerty5 ай бұрын
Seadoggo has spotted a helpful friendshape and is not taking no for an answer
@Hobchild8 ай бұрын
Absolutely no fear of humans.
@geogeek17588 ай бұрын
Some get a bit cranky when they hear a skidoo pull up - that's the mode of transportation for the scientists who tag them! But this wee guy seemed eager for a hug!
@Auroral_Anomaly7 ай бұрын
Weddell seals are the largest and most dominant mammal on the entire Antarctic continent so they have no reason to be scared of some hairless apes who set research villages.
@teeanahera89497 ай бұрын
@@Auroral_AnomalyI know a few Leopard seals who would dispute that.
@Auroral_Anomaly7 ай бұрын
@@teeanahera8949 Leopard seals are small compared to Weddell’s and Weddell’s are also more widespread. Also leopard seals do not have any beef with Weddell seals.
@Auroral_Anomaly7 ай бұрын
@@teeanahera8949 But you’re right, they are both very dominant in Antarctica.
@mikelord98606 ай бұрын
He's saying, LIMEY GO HOME...AND TAKE ME WITH YOU!
@sardonicus765 ай бұрын
Guy being chased: “What do you want from me?!?!?” Weddell Seal: “Sarah Connor?”
@Nope57556 ай бұрын
Awe, the seals
@rosemilk67695 ай бұрын
OH LAWD HE COMIN
@THEchiQ5 ай бұрын
Rules? Bah, I’m a seal!
@Finch9125 ай бұрын
Such a vicious chase.
@CallsignAegis6 ай бұрын
That is very wholesome
@RedPanda745 ай бұрын
Pup is trying to show the guy he has a back itch and needs a good scratch! 😂
@PissWarlock5 ай бұрын
So true little dude.
@katiedid18515 ай бұрын
Persistent Cuter than a bug's ear.
@leigha28144 ай бұрын
I believe that the water dog is requesting belly rubs.