Photographer Wanted Closeups Of A Baby Seal

[G_j]

Reporter Charlie Bird was hoping to get some stunning close-up footage of seals on a recent trip to Antarctica… and he got more than he bargained for! Watch as the adorable sea puppy inches closer and closer until the cute baby seal is actually laying on top of him. You can tell by Charlie’s expressions and comments that he is totally blown away but what’s just happened.
Read more at http://www.thisblewmymind.com/photographer-wanted-closeups-of-a-baby-seal/#xHwePluGkDXdMT59.99

[sabrina 1]

1. Aw, that's adorable! The baby likes him. There's another seal watching in the background, starting

around 1.34.

That is a BIG baby!

[me b zola]

2. Loved this n/t

[savalez]

3. They are the Dogs of the sea!

Awesome.

[progressoid]

4. Kind of reminds me of this guy's interaction with leopard seals

WARNING: there are some graphic images - ya know, circle of life stuff.

[reddread]

10. excellent

thanks for posting this, i assumed the OP was about some unfortunate photographer meeting a leopard.
how cool.

[u4ic]

28. This is his TED talk

I highly recommend it, far more informative, polished and inspiring than the NG clip http://www.ted.com/talks/paul_nicklen_tales_of_ice_bound_wonderlands

[progressoid]

31. Agreed.

I think that's where I first heard about him.

[berni_mccoy]

38. Wow! Bookmarking this!

[TeeYiYi]

49. Wow! Thanks for that vid!...

I would rec this post if I could.

TYY

[Solly Mack]

5. Aw. They wanted to cuddle!

[logosoco]

6. This reinforces the meme that

seals are dog mermaids!

[lunasun]

7. AWEsome

[Baitball Blogger]

8. It looks like the babies are trying to keep him warm.

Poor skinny blue seal.

[lovemydog]

16. Haha, you may

be right. Looks like they were warming him up!

[ChisolmTrailDem]

29. "Poor skinny blue seal" Haha! Love it! nt

[etherealtruth]

30. That was my first thought ...

except for the "Poor skinny blue seal." ... that's all you and awesome!

[Glimmer of Hope]

39. Aww. I think so too. So sweet.

[adirondacker]

9. Kick&Rec for more cute and adorable in GD! :)

[lumpy]

11. Charlie is a member of the pack now.

[toby jo]

12. Oh my. Never thought to see that

Hope that fellow didn't have to go anywhere fast with those 'pups' lovin on him like that. Or, like mama elephant seal showing up and not approving

[mountain grammy]

13. That's where I though this was going. That was great!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

14. OMG!!! sooooo sweet! Dangit, this kind of thing always gets me choked up!

What a lucky guy!!!! They're so darn cute!!!! And of course, he's not allowed to get up until they've finished their nap!!! It's against the rules!!

[RockaFowler]

15. I'm crying over here

That was beautiful
I had to show it to everyone in the office. Thanks so much for posting this

[MoonRiver]

17. Adorable!

Thank you for this!

[G_j]

18. I knew you'd like it

fellow animal lover

[MoonRiver]

20. Yep, and how about those whales!! Are we done celebrating yet?

[G_j]

24. I am so thrilled!

bless the whales, bless the two leggeds who stand up for them!

[calimary]

19. Sigh… WUNNNNNNNderful!!!

Thank you for posting this, G_j!

[SunSeeker]

21. LOL. That baby weighs twice as much as him!

They probably found him soft and comfy.

[hedgehog]

22. The Irish have a special relationship with seals --

http://www.sealsitters.org/learning/silkie_lore.html

[G_j]

25. One of my favorite movies,

The Secret Of Roan Inish,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_of_Roan_Inish

[hedgehog]

37. I have my children more thn half convinced that they have partially webbed toes

because of a Selkie in the family!

[Skeeter Barnes]

23. another one

[malaise]

26. Gorgeous

Thanks G_j

[polichick]

27. Wonderful!

[liberal N proud]

32. Neat

[littlewolf]

33. awesome .... loved the skinny blue seal post. nt

[3catwoman3]

34. The word is way overused...

...but not this time - completely and totally AWESOME!!!

I'm sooooooooooooooooooooooo envious!

[DreamGypsy]

35. Reminded me of this video, substituting seals for ....

...the gorillas:

[narnian60]

44. When the big male walks by him at the end

and gives him that sidelong glance....wow. What magnificent creatures.

[catbyte]

36. What a lucky man! The emperor penguins were going, wtf?" LOL

Thanks so much for posting. Cuteness overload!

[closeupready]

40. K&R for later viewing.

Thanks.

[Heywood J]

41. Were those images found by the next expedition

to find out what happened to him after the seal ate him?

[pam4water]

42. This just in: baby seal finds belly warmer on beach. Film at eleven.

Last edited Thu Apr 10, 2014, 03:56 PM - Edit history (1)

[stonecutter357]

43. K&R

[EC]

45. looking for a warm

place to nap?

[jpak]

46. He broke the Antarctic Treaty and the tour company could get in serous trouble for this

Sorry, but that kind of interaction with Antarctic wildlife is prohibited.

flame on

[Feral Child]

51. No flames, jpak.

You're absolutely correct and it is wrong to encourage this behavior.

The problems with Yellowstone bears have been severely minimized because of those type restrictions.

It's cute, but bad for the animals.

[Arugula Latte]

47. That is indeed adorable ... but I'm wondering if this was this a wise thing to do?

How did he know that an angry mommy seal wasn't going to come barreling up to him to protect her pup? Also, an adorable dark-eyed seal is still a wild animal. I'd be afraid it would suddenly startle and sink its teeth into my flesh, muscle, and maybe bone. Sometimes people are just a bit too confident around wildlife.

[TeeYiYi]

48. So amazing!...

...you can see the love in that seal's eyes. I have a cat that does that exact same thing to me. She exudes love and trust while laying on or pushed up against me, all stretched out, with her eyes closed and a look of utter bliss, just like that seal was doing.

TYY

[illachick]

50. A blue pillow lol

I can imagine the pups being like, "this is a nice pillow, a soft pillow, I sleep now" lol