Fisherman's Wharf - James Bay

Girl dragged into the water by a seal in Richmond:

https://youtu.be/pMDtibc13fc

Girl dragged into the water by a seal in Richmond:
https://youtu.be/pMDtibc13fc

In fairness, let's not get sea lions mixed up with seals.  VERY different breed.  They might be MILLIONS of years apart on the evolution scale.

My favourite quote from the article:

Andrew Trites, the director of UBC's Marine Mammal Research Unit, does not blame the animal for its behaviour in the video. "My first reaction to the video is just how stupid some people can be to not treat wildlife with proper respect," he said. "This was a male California sea lion. They are huge animals. They are not circus performers. They're not trained to be next to people." [He doesn't add: and they really don't need to eat your leftover bread.]

Never turn your back on the ocean.  Or a sea lion being fed crumbs of bread and wanting more.

In fairness, let's not get sea lions mixed up with seals.  VERY different breed.  They might be MILLIONS of years apart on the evolution scale.

 

 

 A male California sea lion weighs on average about 300 kg (660 lb) and is about 8 ft (2.4 m) long, while the female sea lion weighs 100 kg (220 lb) and is 6 ft (1.8 m) long. The largest sea lion is Steller's sea lion, which can weigh 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) and grow to a length of 10 ft (3.0 m) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_lion

 

 

Harbor seals are brown, silvery white, tan, or gray, with distinctive V-shaped nostrils. An adult can attain a length of 1.85 meters (6.1 ft) and a mass of 132 kilograms (290 lb) https://en.wikipedia...iki/Harbor_seal

 But all us sea creatures look alike to you people  .

Edited by todd, 21 May 2017 - 11:54 AM.

And National Geographic has posted a story on it:

http://news.national...ampaign=Content

What a crazy coincidence. The only sea lion in the history of the world that has never killed anything is also the sea lion that gets caught on video dragging a kid off a pier.

That sea lion and his lawyer are going to make a killing from defamation lawsuits.

What a crazy coincidence. The only sea lion in the history of the world that has never killed anything is also the sea lion that gets caught on video dragging a kid off a pier.

That sea lion should be easy to track down as their whisker pattern is somewhat similar to having fingerprints, but could it could have been wearing a disguise.

And National Geographic has posted a story on it:

http://news.national...ampaign=Content

It's on CNN now:

http://www.cnn.com/2...trnd/index.html

On the news last night a marine biologist was urging the family to contact the Vancouver Aquarium if the little girl had suffered any gashes from the sea lion's mouth. I think they are more able to advise on any possible unusual infections than a regular doctor. The grandpa was a hero!

BOLO!! Reports of heavy police and swat presence at Fisherman's Wharf.

Is a drag net being deployed?