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packman

(16,296 posts) Wed Sep 26, 2018, 12:04 PM Sep 2018

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And when was the last time a seal slapped you in the face with an octopus?

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And when was the last time a seal slapped you in the face with an octopus? (Original Post) packman Sep 2018 OP

Hope that guy wasn't trying to spear the sea lion with his paddle. democratisphere Sep 2018 #1

I posted the video down below GemDigger Sep 2018 #5

It would be interesting to see what happened just before this. fleur-de-lisa Sep 2018 #2

Posted in #4 GemDigger Sep 2018 #7

Thanks, but the full video shows only a few seconds before the seal smacked the guy. fleur-de-lisa Sep 2018 #8

The instagram video makes it look like the kayaker is pushing off the octopus from the kayak irisblue Sep 2018 #16

May I - the seal is Avenatti - the octopus, the women, and the guy asiliveandbreathe Sep 2018 #3

the full video GemDigger Sep 2018 #4

Something about this guy that the seal did not like. Sneederbunk Sep 2018 #6

I'll go with sea lion's judgement on the human! democratisphere Sep 2018 #10

It is a gift, an offering Nictuku Sep 2018 #9

A gift that says... A HERETIC I AM Sep 2018 #11

Just like a cat bringing you a dead mouse. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #12

News story here: hunter Sep 2018 #13

Octopus tag! Solly Mack Sep 2018 #14

He was just trying to feed the guy! zanana1 Sep 2018 #15

You're misinterpreting this. The seal is doing this because he respects the kayaker's honesty. mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2018 #17

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)

1. Hope that guy wasn't trying to spear the sea lion with his paddle.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Wed Sep 26, 2018, 12:08 PM

Sep 2018

GemDigger

(4,305 posts)

5. I posted the video down below

Reply to democratisphere (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 26, 2018, 12:17 PM

Sep 2018

I thought the same as you so I decided to search it out.

fleur-de-lisa

(14,624 posts)

2. It would be interesting to see what happened just before this.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Wed Sep 26, 2018, 12:10 PM

Sep 2018

Makes me wonder if the humans were harassing the sea lion or if pups were nearby.

GemDigger

(4,305 posts)

7. Posted in #4

Reply to fleur-de-lisa (Reply #2)

Wed Sep 26, 2018, 12:18 PM

Sep 2018

No harassment that I can see.

fleur-de-lisa

(14,624 posts)

8. Thanks, but the full video shows only a few seconds before the seal smacked the guy.

Reply to GemDigger (Reply #7)

Wed Sep 26, 2018, 12:22 PM

Sep 2018

Doesn't give any indication of what happened prior.

irisblue

(32,969 posts)

16. The instagram video makes it look like the kayaker is pushing off the octopus from the kayak

Reply to fleur-de-lisa (Reply #8)

Thu Sep 27, 2018, 08:20 AM

Sep 2018

But what strength in the seals jaws that it could rip off a good sized octopus leg.

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)

3. May I - the seal is Avenatti - the octopus, the women, and the guy

Reply to packman (Original post)

Wed Sep 26, 2018, 12:12 PM

Sep 2018

Kavanaugh......too much coffee???

GemDigger

(4,305 posts)

4. the full video

Reply to packman (Original post)

Wed Sep 26, 2018, 12:16 PM

Sep 2018

https://www.instagram.com/p/BoD3bluhKmS/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_medium=loading

Sneederbunk

(14,290 posts)

6. Something about this guy that the seal did not like.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Wed Sep 26, 2018, 12:18 PM

Sep 2018

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)

10. I'll go with sea lion's judgement on the human!

Reply to Sneederbunk (Reply #6)

Wed Sep 26, 2018, 08:17 PM

Sep 2018

Nictuku

(3,607 posts)

9. It is a gift, an offering

Reply to packman (Original post)

Wed Sep 26, 2018, 12:23 PM

Sep 2018

The seal is trying to make friends. Octopus is a delicacy!

A HERETIC I AM

(24,367 posts)

11. A gift that says...

Reply to Nictuku (Reply #9)

Wed Sep 26, 2018, 09:03 PM

Sep 2018

“Fuck you and the 8 legs you rode in on”

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,683 posts)

12. Just like a cat bringing you a dead mouse.

Reply to Nictuku (Reply #9)

Wed Sep 26, 2018, 09:07 PM

Sep 2018

hunter

(38,311 posts)

13. News story here:

Reply to packman (Original post)

Thu Sep 27, 2018, 01:01 AM

Sep 2018

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-45660839/seal-slaps-man-with-octopus-in-nz

Kayakers off Kaikoura in New Zealand were trying to capture the sunbathing seals looking "cute", but nothing was standing in the way of this animal's lunch...

Solly Mack

(90,764 posts)

14. Octopus tag!

Reply to packman (Original post)

Thu Sep 27, 2018, 03:40 AM

Sep 2018

Or not

zanana1

(6,112 posts)

15. He was just trying to feed the guy!

Reply to packman (Original post)

Thu Sep 27, 2018, 07:28 AM

Sep 2018

It's kind of like when my cat brings me a dead mouse.

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,425 posts)

17. You're misinterpreting this. The seal is doing this because he respects the kayaker's honesty.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Thu Sep 27, 2018, 09:40 AM

Sep 2018

Yeah, that's it.

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