Viral Video Shows Sea Lions Chasing La Jolla Cove Visitors

San Diego is known for many things including the area's incredible beaches, near-perfect weather, Comic-Con, and Balboa Park, just to name a few. But "America's Finest City" is also known for a large population of an adorable and incredibly protective creature: sea lions.
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[@GramMooakaRed]

Good for the sea lion!! These animals are getting sick of these stupid people bothering them……😢

[@veravirabutsady1158]

Exactly! I agreed with you!

[@nazaninso]

That is so true we human are taking their freedom their land and use as a entertainment to make money. We are the most disgrace creatures on this planet.

[@joekabbz82kambo26]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@maulenaspencer4906]

I am totally on the sea lions' side. They were very friendly to me when my mom died, so I really like them. Obviously people were really annoying them. Go, sea lions!

[@veravirabutsady1158]

I totally agreed with you

[@romancapulus5577]

I saw this on my Google Chrome Home Screen on my tablet and didn’t want to believe it This is the funniest shit I’ve ever seen 😂

[@MegaEdsan]

There are signs everywhere in La Jolla Cove that say to stay behind the rocks. These people deserved it.

[@gaylejones-taylor2018]

Those Brave Sea Lions have been in La Jolla cove, since I was 10 that’s over 50 years, Sea Lions, are takin back their Beach😂🤣😂🤣#GoSeaLionsGo

[@Crommy5]

“Let a sleeping sea lion lie, leave it alone, and you stay classy, San Diego.”

[@pberPSR]

do you live here? san diego is anything but classy.

[@Crommy5]

@@pberPSR Apparently you’ve never watched the Anchorman movies.

[@pberPSR]

@@Crommy5 no. i got the joke. burgandy. my emotions. i just threw up in my mouth. this is works 100 percent, 80 percent of the time. i dont know what we are yelling about. san diego is full of a-holes. if you live here LEAVE. if you dont live here stay where you are.

[@juliaarteaga143]

Well hopefully next time they will learn to respect nature, me myself I don't like to be waken up or I attack to lol

[@gnosis7662]

Stupid lady who wanted a close up picture started this whole mess. Nice job!

[@nathansparrow8456]

Tourist: “I suppose this is the part where you tell me how yuppy a-holes like me shouldn’t be surfing the break?” Sea Lion 1: “no that would be a waste of time” Sea Lion 2: “we’re just gonna f you up”

[@theworldisavampire3346]

So I'm not one of those people that hug trees, and I believe that humans are animals as well that belong here on the planet, but can't we give this small beach to the sea lions and keep people off?

[@sassychang007]

People need to realize WE are the visitor, sea lions are not. This is their home and we are in their territory. When people get too close, especially when there’s baby sea lions, mamma sea lion’s gotta protect them.

[@tryingtobefairandobjective3480]

Enjoy your chicken tonight

[@sassychang007]

@@tryingtobefairandobjective3480 Sorry, I'm vegan lol.

[@angelolauria5957]

Everyone gangsta until the seal's run through

[@badgerp-chanqueen7707]

Sea lions are like me. I also hate when people try make me wake up when I sleeping peacefully

[@michaelrunk5930]

This really piss me off. This started because some women got close to one the sea lions who was sleeping. I know every one thinks this is funny but it's not and piss me off. I don't care were your at be in a National Park or on the beach these animals need to be treated with respect. Be mindful that your invading their home and you need to respect that and give there spaces. These are not your pets. These are wild animals and they will attack when frighten or feeling threaten. This is not even remotely funny it's sad and heartbreaking.

[@ParanoidPothead]

The sea lion was overreacting because it’s mating season. The smaller one was chaser her to get laid.

[@kathyburnett8331]

This is the funniest thing I've watched all week 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@agile5849]

We could use these to protect the border.

[@EdgeOfNowhere2024]

This comment needs more likes

[@SWells-eg4cb]

Woo hoo great idea!!

[@brettmcknight4677]

Sea lions protecting the border sounds like a good idea but who's gonna pay for it?

[@danielvelass6974]

@@EdgeOfNowhere2024 did your wife leave you for a Mexican or is your daughter dating one?? Haha😂😂😂

[@jniak]

@@danielvelass6974 in most circumstances....it's usually both.

[@TheErnestOwusu]

This happens at the La Jolla Cove EVERY DAY!

[@dq3666]

Literally everyday. I see it on a daily basis. Meanwhile there are miles of beaches to the north and south of there without any sea lions, yet people feel the need to encroach on this little part of the cove where the sea lions have been beaching since long before any humans came around.

[@sonar357]

"Get off!" "Get off!" "Get off!" "Get off!" "Get off!"

[@susanrobinett6306]

People need to smart. Leave wildlife alone. I agree….good for the sea lion . Those beaches maybe should have been closed off before this happened due to mating season …

[@eternalfps3124]

Where is the original without people talking, we want you to watch this video and then no audio just them telling me what I see

[@imperpekto12ify]

This... this is why we cant have nice things! People doing stupid things!!! Just saying theres regulation in CA to protect wildlife with that being said they can close that beach if they have to!

[@user-fh4nj8ml7m]

We hate tourists who constantly harass these sea animals.

[@Serenity113]

Why was there people in this place anyway? Are they tourists? Lol

[@TriplogClub]

we realized in 2023

[@mikediamond437]

Attack of the sea lions

[@djs82a29]

Don't mess with wild animals. I live in Montana, and see this sort of thing way too often. You'd think that people would know better, but they obviously don't.

[@dundada7316]

Stupid humans 😂😂😂😂, sea lions said.

[@optimusprinceps3526]

Where's Nanuk of the North when you need him ?

[@Mari-dm3si]

That is funny

[@anakinleamon4471]

It's attack of the sea lions

[@jahkgdm]

These animals are bothering the sea lion 🦭📵

[@TheBigblackbutt]

So squarey

[@Handom1]

the sea lions were there first.

[@joseescobedo7899]

That kinda what she gets

[@vitomcsween974]

This would never happen in San Francisco

[@nickmartinez1008]

Yeah, nobody swims in the filthy bay

[@dq3666]

One look at you freaks in the Bay and the sea lions are outta there!

[@Erick2009909]

Leaves those mammals alone. They are chilling at the beach. Leave these sea lion alone.

[@gregunit155]

People are so stupid. It's sad there are so many humans alive.

[@baja1k]

I hope that dumb ass person learned their lesson. It’s a shame the sea lions took over the Childers pool but it’s still no excuse for someone to be careless to take a photo and get dangerously close to a wild animal putting everyone else in danger

[@evem4876]

These stupid people shouldn't even be allowed to be near these Sea Lions at all !! Thats there area not humans area !!! They were here first not humans !! The Sea Lions should be protected at all times !! This is rediculous !! Protect them State of California !!

[@jt8713]

What a joke get rid of those sea lions

[@laneferal6756]

Let's get rid of you from your natural environment

[@kdub1666]

Yep, now days when a seal or sea lion takes over a boat dock or beach it's theirs forever and granted as if they couldn't survive without it. That's California.

[@imperpekto12ify]

How about lets get rid of people who cant live with other living creatures!!! Selfish! Also, if people like you are smart enough, theres other beaches around here that doesnt have sea lions.

[@jt8713]

@@imperpekto12ify its not their home those seals ruin everything and when they shed the poor fish get mercury poisoning they are worse than rats also the cove and "childrens pool" were made for people not free loading seals. Seals never even lived there before we went there all the time as kids we rarley spotted a seal.

[@otroflores91]

@@imperpekto12ify the Sea Lion population is out of control in California. They devour tons of local fish and pups literally starve to death every year. Hopefully the local population of juvenile white sharks learn to hunt them down.