Comments on: How I Tricked A Sea Lion

By: Jim Jones

Jim Jones — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:18:45 +0000

My cat does exactly the same when it catches a mouse… with a different ending of course.

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:15:25 +0000

Excellent question

By: EvilBelgian

EvilBelgian — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:16:39 +0000

How do you intend to call in this favour with the fish? I mean, if a fish owed me one I would certainly take advantage of it.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:44:05 +0000

Best story I have read in ages. And further to that a fantastic photo.

By: seno

seno — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:32:08 +0000

salut ca va

By: berry

berry — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:33:28 +0000

yeah they are very pack related, ive only seen them in packs, the least ivce seen would be 4 and im sure the other wernt too far away.
i hoping the little guy will be ok, he would be 6 months max and no other seals around i think he got blown off course with the really bad weather we’ve had, if he looks real bad 2moro ill step up my rescue, ill leave the details out. but the national parks here would just come down and shoot him, and the others dont want anything to do with it, let nature takes its course. Sealions have been clubbed and brought to near extinction and are still going down hill, projected out looks on the west coast of sa says some colonies will be gone in 15years. seals are more abundant but i cant stand back and let one die, so i will do everything in my power to help the little guy.
like i said earlier i hope the lil dude is gone, strong enough to swim home.

on a brighter note, ive looked at your other pics….wow. stunning. you will deffantly have to come down this part of the world.

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:46:58 +0000

Hope the fur seal was ok. I’ve spent some time with NZ fur seals in the water and on land too. They’re wonderful animals.

They tend to be gregarious though, don’t they? Kind of strange if there weren’t other fur seals around?

By: berry

berry — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:38:46 +0000

wierdest thing happened, after i posted this i went down the beach to get some stuff for my aquarium and found a little new zealand fur seal. very rare at this spot and looking very skinny, he didnt run away ( dont just got waling up to them they can be dangerous and it does stress them out) but i had a fair bit of experience in what to look for and got up close and he came to me, so he;s obviously hungry. i called some people and i took him some food, fingers x’d i dont see him again, that way he was strong enough to head home.
but weird just after posting on here.

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:40:50 +0000

Thanks, I suspected as much about the fish, but I wasn’t certain.

And thanks for the Baird Bay link too!

By: berry

berry — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:34:58 +0000

used to be a tour guide at baird bay here in sa and used to take people swimming with sealions….and get paid for it!!
the sealion wasnt looking at that ornate box fish for food it was a toy, something bright to play with, like a ball to a dog or a mouse to a cat.
the box fish are pretty much inedible as they are made up of cartilage in a honey comb pattern which makes a really strong skeleton then over the top they have the same rough skin as the leather jackets.

as for the sealions they are very intelligent, intriguing animals and win you over, all you have to do is look at that pic and it says it all.
If you ever get a chance go to http://www.bairdbay.com and go swimming with them and bottle nose dolphins. absolutely wild animals that enjoy human company. no feeding just love.
at the end of one tour one lady in her 80’s walked up to me and said ‘it’s been the best experience in my life’
It’s one of the best experiences you will ever have so get on to it…..