Elephant seal takes a leisurely stroll across a pedestrian crossing in Brazil

[malaise]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2013/mar/20/elephant-seal-traffic-brazil-video
then plops back in the water

[Solly Mack]

1. And he used the zebra crossing!

Very smart of him!

[malaise]

2. Seriously that's the funniest part

I know dogs and goats who use the crossing but this is a first

[Solly Mack]

3. It was! He has been watching the people. He knew.

He just wanted to see stuff.

[malaise]

6. I did wonder about that

[A HERETIC I AM]

9. One time I helped a Gopher Tortoise cross the road...

And it was crossing in the pedestrian walkway! So I stopped my car, picked it up and walked it to the edge of the street and set it down. It promptly made a left and started off down the sidewalk, as if it knew exactly where it was going and had an appointment to keep!

[malaise]

12. Hahahahhaha - our critters are pretty smart

[marmar]

4. His message: Use public transport for a seal-free commute.

[randome]

5. Quick! Kill it!

Sorry, something came over me. It's gone now.

[malaise]

7. and mix the meat with the burger stuff

[randome]

8. Only the horse meat, though.

[randome]

10. Did I ever tell you about the time I worked at the Zoo and an elephant died in the enclosure?

There was no way to move the elephant out so...the heavy duty chainsaws were brought in. Needless to say, the Elephant House was closed that day but as a curious employee, I snuck in.

Most...enlightening.

[malaise]

11. Geez I could not watch that

frightening

[eppur_se_muova]

13. Thanks goodness it wasn't an adult male -- those things are dangerous.

Big and ill-tempered.

[Tyrs WolfDaemon]

14. He was justified, that truck was trying to take his place as alpha

You can just see it in those beady little headlights and that brush guard bumper. What did that truck expect? Did he really think that Elephant Seal would let him park where ever he wanted? The nerve of some vehicles.