Chased by a Weddell seal pup near Scott Base, Antarctica.

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5 ай бұрын

This cute but rather persistent Weddell seal pup thought I might be able to help him find his mum. Filmed on the pressure ridge walk by Scott Base, Antarctica.
#UCScience #AntarcticaNewZealand

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@S0ULESSB0NES 3 ай бұрын

"I'm supposed to stay 10 meters from-" "BEAGHH" So true

@gastonbell108 2 ай бұрын

He wanted to see if the cameraman had any eggs.

@thepiper5522 2 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🥰

@latenrunor3591 2 ай бұрын

"I'm supposed to stay 10 meters from-" "Listen, human; you're on my turf now and your human world rules hold no power here. That said, I now require belly rubs and I will keep going after you until I finally receive what I demand."

@GrandmasterDevo Ай бұрын

EGGPHLLLLLTH PPHLLORP AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH@@gastonbell108

@antonioferrari241 Ай бұрын

“Do you feel in charge?” “I’m supposed to stay 10 meters-“ “And does that give you power over me?”

@jeremiahwallace2275 3 ай бұрын

Seal Pup: “Rubs?” Researcher: “Sorry buddy, got to stay 10 meters away from you.” *Starts to belly-flop chase.* Seal Pup: “Rubs?!”

@thejurassicwonder2307 2 ай бұрын

I love how you made the seal desperate, lol.

@schaddenkorp6977 Ай бұрын

Fucking died reading this.

@Waltbrub 8 күн бұрын

How they move is actually called Galumphing and its an awesome name

@1TakoyakiStore 3 күн бұрын

🥺

@loekust 4 ай бұрын

I’m glad you survived this harrowing chase

@geogeek1758 4 ай бұрын

😂

@Auroral_Anomaly 23 күн бұрын

Jumpscare at 0:27!

@Auroral_Anomaly 4 ай бұрын

I love how Weddell seals will just try to talk to people and vent their problems.

@Rofriends 2 ай бұрын

*crying seal noises* Buh😢

@matteocdt5214 2 ай бұрын

that and asking for eggs, apparently

@TylerShacklefordDurden 2 ай бұрын

And he sounds exactly like Bender from Futurama!

@mikuspalmis 2 ай бұрын

Looks like it wanted a belly rub.

@CBRN-115 2 ай бұрын

"Sir, I am legally obligated to stay away from you. Please don't come any closer, you adorable little chonker."

@geogeek1758 2 ай бұрын

Yip, that was pretty much my thought process at the time! 😁🤣

@JeagerGray 2 ай бұрын

Why can't they interact physically with them? Genuine question I'm curious

@geogeek1758 2 ай бұрын

@JeagerGray it's mostly for the seal's protection - to avoid any potential infections, to limit non-natural behaviours or smells that might cause them problems with other seals. Plus they can give a nasty bite, or squash you when if they rolled on top of you 😉

@dr.altoclef9255 2 ай бұрын

Look at how gelatinous it is. Every movement is so jiggly…

@CBRN-115 2 ай бұрын

It's so adorable

@becool_444 2 ай бұрын

Cute “talking” Jello 😊

@zakelwe 2 ай бұрын

Imagine it in an earthquake

@foxyloxyBABE 2 ай бұрын

@@zakelwethat would be hilarious and entertaining af 😂

@mar25947 Ай бұрын

Jello come to life!! So much jiggles, so much lol 😂😂😂

@shadetreader 4 ай бұрын

In the distance, a frantic Norwegian is shouting "That's not a seal!"

@dragonluvver975 4 ай бұрын

😂

@bunderlemu7802 3 ай бұрын

Oh, F___!

@GrindHouseBlues83 3 ай бұрын

Well played👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@RonPaul42069 3 ай бұрын

I don't get it

@bunderlemu7802 3 ай бұрын

@@RonPaul42069 We were referencing a quote from The Thing(1982).

@DoriZuza 2 ай бұрын

“Yes, you’re very cute, but noisy and stinky” 😂

@Trund27 2 ай бұрын

I feel so called out, lolol

@alancosta4760 2 ай бұрын

The description of a girlfriend I had when teenager

@zweetband 2 ай бұрын

God [Antarctica] gives the most difficult challenges [trying not to pet the seal] to his toughest soldiers [a guy passing through]

@NeoRipshaft 3 ай бұрын

subtitles: [Swoogity] [Swoogity] [Swoogity] [Swoogity] [Swoogity] [Swoogity] [Swoogity] [Swoogity] [Swoogity] [Swoogity] [Swoogity] [MBLEEEHH!!!] [Swoogity] [Swoogity] [Swoogity] [Swoogity] [Swoogity] [Swoogity] [MEEHHPH!!!]

@geogeek1758 3 ай бұрын

🙂😁😅🤣 nailed it 👌

@wrathofainz Ай бұрын

Swiggity Swooty 🥵

@joshriley2936 3 ай бұрын

He's actually rolling over like he wants belly rubs, that is so cute!

@kiamaria331 2 ай бұрын

And had it been me, he would have GOT belly rubs 😂

@LuciTulcea 2 ай бұрын

@@kiamaria331Same here!

@littleblackdot3434 3 ай бұрын

Well done for obeying the rules, but I'm sure it was difficult to run away from something THAT CUTE! I just want to hug it! 😍

@geogeek1758 3 ай бұрын

You are absolutely right, I really did want to give it tummy rubs! Thanks 😊

@_mediumsoup_2017 2 ай бұрын

@@YourCapybaraAmigo_17yrsago its just about that, he shouldnt see humans as friendly, because some of them are not. Imagine it goes up to poachers for some belly rubs, because thats defintly not what its going to get.

@kingdamazo7266 2 ай бұрын

@@YourCapybaraAmigo_17yrsago This nonsense you just typed is precisely why people can't touch these animals. They'll think all humans are safe & get clubbed by a poacher

@YourCapybaraAmigo_17yrsago 2 ай бұрын

@@kingdamazo7266 @kingdamazo7266 well poachers are shameful but forgive me for asking but are poachers even a problem today? I mean are poachers rushing to the North or South Pole to poach baby seals like in days of yore? It seems like a long journey just for that. Not that the world isn't full of cockmongers who wouldn't try under the right but seals are protected species I thought? I would honestly love to know if poaching arctic species is actually a problem today because I thought that was past.

@YourCapybaraAmigo_17yrsago 2 ай бұрын

That's it I'm bringing home a seal friend like Neil the Seal Enough of you old ladies I DEMAND SEAL FRENS NOW

@mrboxleytheonly 3 ай бұрын

it wiggles, it wobbles, and I want it in my life

@muffty1337 2 ай бұрын

dito

@ayrtonho3380 4 ай бұрын

"BREH" "BLEAGH"

@faithyourfear6401 4 ай бұрын

Ah. You speak seal.

@Cowloverdude 3 ай бұрын

He sounds like me when I’m having a bad day

@chellesama8256 2 ай бұрын

Seal makes a good point.

@gastonbell108 2 ай бұрын

*AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH* *egg*

@orijimi 2 ай бұрын

KZfaq can translate seal, apparently.

@rockgirl6786 4 ай бұрын

Judging by his fur this baby is already weaned and eating fish. Which would explain why he stinks lol. I think he's just curious about what you are

@geogeek1758 4 ай бұрын

Thanks, I'm not a zoologist so know very little about them. I did get the vibe it had maybe recently been weaned and trying to track mum down for another sneaky drink.

@rockgirl6786 4 ай бұрын

@@geogeek1758 No problem! Seals are my favorite animal so I've learned a lot about them. I also know that weddell seals don't have any predators on land, so they're not afraid of people!

@Trund27 2 ай бұрын

@@rockgirl6786that’s amazing!! They can just chillax one the snow and not worry.

@rockgirl6786 2 ай бұрын

@@Trund27 yep! That's also why they tend to sleep on their backs. No predators means no need to quickly take off!

@schaddenkorp6977 2 ай бұрын

@@rockgirl6786Pretty cool facts you’re spittin’ for us. Now let’s talk Sea Leopards, they’re my favorite. ;3

@TheGeeMaster1337 2 ай бұрын

"I'm supposed to stay 10 meters away from-" *"NAH"*

@FairlyFatherless 2 ай бұрын

There's just something about seeing seals slowly inch their way over to something or someone that just spikes my serotonin and dopamine... and then they hit the "bl'egg" and I ascend.

@flickcentergaming680 2 ай бұрын

This feels like the opposite of a problem.

@Komachichuu 2 ай бұрын

Video was really quiet in the beginning so i turned it up... "BEUGH" 😂

@seekittycat 2 ай бұрын

Seal gonna go back to their mates like "See that weird shaped seal over there? I chased them away good I did".

@vik7380 4 ай бұрын

Great footage! What a funny little guy, following you around like that. Good to see that he was tagged and the population of seals is being observed.

@geogeek1758 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@mikepommer4130 3 ай бұрын

Well said! I love this video here what a cute little goober 😂 There’s a team of folks from the university of Montana that have been doing a long term population study on these animals since they can live up to 30 years in the best cases and have pups for most of those years! They call it being a “super seal mom” and one I remember had 22 pups in 31 years or something like that! The tags serve to show who’s pup is who and let’s the researchers keep tabs of the population stability

@Dethamaranth 2 ай бұрын

"piss off, would ya" got me cackling 😭 he's just a little guy!! so adorable

@KestrelDC 2 ай бұрын

It’s like he heard somewhere that humans pet things and really wanted in on that 😂

@arkbien9303 2 ай бұрын

That is one persistant land loaf🤣

@jonathanhogg5665 3 ай бұрын

I want to go down to Antarctica and speak the language of the seals. "BLEAH! GAH!"

@madprophet6891 2 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, jonathanhogg5665 was recently banned from Antarctica after shouting multiple highly-offensive slurs in public. Ignorance of seal language is no excuse for that kind of behavior.

@Shastasnow 4 ай бұрын

Looks like it wants belly rubs so cute

@Kruppt808 3 ай бұрын

Or it wants you to leave its sun bathing area alone

@mikuspalmis 2 ай бұрын

@@Kruppt808It rolled over on it's back though.

@Leopoldshark 2 ай бұрын

Oh lawd he comin'

@AwesomeYena 2 ай бұрын

It's a miracle you survived this vicious animal encounter!

@krychur4956 4 ай бұрын

the most common thing I've seen from Weddell seals in these videos is they always approach and roll over to show their bellies. iirc, showing the belly is a sign of trust?

@tommyfanzfloppydisk 3 ай бұрын

might be wrong , but i think it's more a playful behaviour rather than trust

@lilwyvern4 2 ай бұрын

I couldn't resist. I would absolutely positively have to pet the sea pupper and no force on Earth would stop me.

@BebeesHuman 3 ай бұрын

Sea doggo demands belly rubs! It's a pity they are actually an unpredictable wild animal.

@YourCapybaraAmigo_17yrsago 3 ай бұрын

They're not dangerous. You don't have to be afraid of everything in life. This just in, living can kill you now.

@BebeesHuman 3 ай бұрын

@@YourCapybaraAmigo_17yrsago lol! That's true. lol! But I'm not going to rub his belly until he gets really, really friendly and well acquainted. In the mean time I'll stand close by. The sea lions I've seen live are mean! lol!

@Kruppt808 3 ай бұрын

@YourCapybaraAmigo_17yrsago been to Antarctica have you? Gone through the nature conservation trainings on dealing with local wildlife? No? Shocking.

@YourCapybaraAmigo_17yrsago 3 ай бұрын

@@BebeesHuman are they? Lol that's too bad. Don't they know we're here to give hugs?

@YourCapybaraAmigo_17yrsago 3 ай бұрын

@@Kruppt808 no I haven't been to Antarctica lately no. But I hear McMurdo station is pretty fly. I wouldn't make any sudden moves but I would just hold out my hand in hopes that he would see I was pretty friendly. After all if not friend then why so friend-shaped??? Science can't answer that

@theultimatetrashman887 2 ай бұрын

The seal had no reason to just say ''BEE'' between his slow walk over to you, but it did.

@sps6374 2 ай бұрын

I knew they were very cute. I knew they were curious. Now I know they’re ‘shtinky’, and ‘noijy’, and BLEAAAAH!

@blackpowder4016 2 ай бұрын

"Scratch my belly, human."

@LincolnWorld 3 ай бұрын

I can imagine me doing this: "Hello 911, I am being attacked by a seal pup. What do I do?" 911: "Have you tried walking a way from the seal?" ME: "I'll give that a try. It works!" 🤣 Though if it was me I would have thought the big little guy just wanted some belly rubs. Wouldn't have risked finding out.

@thepiper5522 2 ай бұрын

I've been chased by beavers on multiple occasions. A quick 10 foot sprint and then you can walk away from that point. Although it must be said, that I am positive they are not bluffing. I have no idea what the seal pup's intention was. But I would've done the same, walked away while filming. 🤣🥰

@BloodylocksBathory 2 ай бұрын

That a very noisy and adorable slug.

@YourCapybaraAmigo_17yrsago 3 ай бұрын

Omigosh he is the most friend-shaped thing EVER! 😂 I would not be able to resist giving him a hug.

@samvimes9510 Ай бұрын

Man: "Go find your mom" Seal: "waaaaaagh!" Poor fella sounded so heartbroken, he just wanted to play with his new friend

@Yyyram 2 ай бұрын

This video cured my depression

@geogeek1758 2 ай бұрын

Cuteness is good for the soul for sure 🙂. Best wishes

@samanthacrump1976 2 ай бұрын

That’s what I look like trying to get going in the morning. He’s a little cutie 🥰

@geogeek1758 2 ай бұрын

Me too!

@DarthWill3 2 ай бұрын

_"Oi! Don't chase_ me!" That is just brilliant! 🤭

@reheated_rav 3 ай бұрын

i've seen a lot of adorable seal videos but i've never seen a pup act quite like this. what is he doing flipping over like that? kind of reminds me of my dog. she loves belly rubs

@juliesmith6695 2 ай бұрын

I was not ready for this wiggly blob of cute blubber on my screen The the blaaahhh

@theL33Tm4ster 2 ай бұрын

terrifying footage. this guy barely escaped with his life

@jedidiahmayes7167 2 ай бұрын

The urge to pet the seals is the reason I could never be hired for a job such as this.

@user-gp4og3oq2s 4 ай бұрын

He just asked for some eggs ;)

@Snakelady- Ай бұрын

Aww, he wants belly rubs! ❤️🦭

@BellaBlooms2244 2 ай бұрын

He just wants tummy rubs, I wouldn’t be able to resist😭

@ardenharan2201 2 ай бұрын

"Oh no, it's coming for me! I must... slowly... walk... in the other directioooon!"

@Jules279 4 ай бұрын

He wanted to play 🥹🥹

@VelmadeM0naco 3 ай бұрын

I love how he speaks to him like a doggo 🐶

@skp6613 Ай бұрын

“BLEEEAAAHHH” Truer words were never spoken

@mar25947 Ай бұрын

Those cute, chunky belly flops slay me lol 😂😂😂❤❤❤

@asia1174 2 ай бұрын

I have come to the realization that seals sound insanely similar to a minecraft llama

@Winddancer1991 2 ай бұрын

Seals have been around a lot longer than Minecraft my dude

@putrid_pup Ай бұрын

@@Winddancer1991I'm pretty sure they know that bro

@Winddancer1991 Ай бұрын

@@putrid_pup your missing the point. Minecraft llama noise was probably made from a seal……

@putrid_pup 29 күн бұрын

@@Winddancer1991I don't think Mojang Studios chose to use seal noises for the llamas. They probably told somebody that has never heard a llama to make a llama noise and that was the result.

@Winddancer1991 29 күн бұрын

@@putrid_pup true that

@Jaqoum_The_Wizard_King 2 ай бұрын

I could not be an antarctic researched i would be petting the seals and teaching them to snowboard like LOOK AT HIM HE IS SO CUTE

@diegotapia2830 4 ай бұрын

that pup was based and sealpilled

@jeffchynk5420 4 ай бұрын

Common seal w

@benathan6239 3 ай бұрын

Non seals seething rn

@Adyingsoul01 2 ай бұрын

The way it yells out a final time at the end as you walk away 😭😭 these little bastards can't be real! And I mean that affectionately

@geogeek1758 2 ай бұрын

I know, right! It was like, "Hey, don't go, I didn't get my belly rubs yet"!

@tastyjerry 2 ай бұрын

that seal said “TUMMY 👏 RUB 👏 NOW 👏”

@alexacarrillo4339 3 ай бұрын

I have been watching this over and over.

@NitroIndigo 2 ай бұрын

Seals sound deeper than I expected.

@geogeek1758 2 ай бұрын

They actually have quite an impressive array of vocalisations, including high-pitched frequency sweeps that they use underwater and soothing lower pitched thumps (which one of the other seals has 'spoken ' to the pup earlier - I mentioned this as 'your auntie' in the clip).

@45hr52 2 ай бұрын

It hurts my heart that no matter how much I want to I will never be able to pet these due to regulation

@geogeek1758 2 ай бұрын

Maybe you could if you study hard and become a scientist specialising in Antarctic mammals. They track them, watch their behaviour and sometimes give them hugs/belly rubs while doing health checks and placing ID tags.

@ripleyleuzarder630 4 ай бұрын

it wanted a belly rub. probably ran into someone before who did just that...OMG

@Mophony Ай бұрын

I love how it just came up and was like "You're going to give me affection whether you like it or not!'

@clqudy4750 2 ай бұрын

That flappy snow sausage 💯 just wants belly rubs and someone to talk to! 🥰❤️

@debrakleid5752 Ай бұрын

He was excited to see something other than snow, snow, and more snow!

@nabis2424 2 ай бұрын

0:03 I love how he flubs his body without going anywhere

@1TakoyakiStore 3 күн бұрын

Seal: Why no belly rubs if belly rub shaped?

@jocy9711 3 ай бұрын

Some say he's chasing after you to this day...

@cheseborger Ай бұрын

"im supposed to stay ten meters away from y-" "nah"

@_laziest 20 күн бұрын

“Begh” “Bregh” *rolls over* “BREGHHH” *rolls over again* “BEAGH” “Beh-“ “Begh” “EYEAH”

@aroundandround 2 ай бұрын

They walk like their body is saying “jigglyboo”.

@dragonwithagirltattoo598 2 ай бұрын

Adorable. He’s just looking for a friend. I would love to be this cuties pal ❤

@ASM-RADIO 2 ай бұрын

It looks like it just wants belly rubs. Truly the doggos of the sea

@publiusventidiusbassus1232 3 ай бұрын

Is showing you their belly a sign of trust like with dogs? It seemed friendly.

@geogeek1758 3 ай бұрын

Definitely seemed friendly. Not sure about the belly showing. I just got the feeling it was trying to find its mum for a drink of milk. Someone else mentioned it might have recently been weaned.

@jbaby362 2 ай бұрын

Omg I love this noisy goop creature

@somegeese 2 ай бұрын

"piss off would yeh? ❤" Lmaooo

@KKONTHETUBES Ай бұрын

Lil guy came over like wöbble wöbble wöbble "Blööögh!" 😂

@ISleepWithAFanOn Ай бұрын

One of my favorite seal videos to date.

@geogeek1758 Ай бұрын

Awe, thanks 😊 it was a very cute little chonker 😉

@sambur6480 2 ай бұрын

I’m gonna die petting something I shouldn’t.

@MoonLilly92 2 ай бұрын

Aaaaawwwww... How is he so cute and friendly???

@natewho4366 3 ай бұрын

He just wants belly rubs.

@user-tp2yf1rn8m 11 күн бұрын

God blessed U. I can't imagine if i. Meeting Seal. Afraid or cross out? U re Ange l. Thank u from the bottom of my heart.

@user-ue5eo3qy9n 2 ай бұрын

The kid was really curious about strange vertical seal. I don't blame him, I would've be confused too.

@LauraGrrrr5370 2 ай бұрын

"RUB MY BELLY! IT'S NOT A TRICK I SWEAR"

@belindalubben303 2 ай бұрын

It just wants bellyrubs!!😅❤❤❤❤

@sugarandspice4815 Ай бұрын

For some reason, the seal pup's calls reminds me of Moby's "Porcelain."

@DarknessViper99 Ай бұрын

“You are very cute… but noisy & stinky.” How I am with most babies

@geogeek1758 Ай бұрын

🤣

@Kruppt808 3 ай бұрын

Its like a cute worm

@rugvedkulkarni1593 4 ай бұрын

Glad I found this

@geogeek1758 4 ай бұрын

Glad you found it interesting 😁

@zenz0ha472 2 ай бұрын

The little pup is just saying, “Please give belly pets? I promise I won’t bite!” I know we can’t pet them, but darnit, they’re just too adorable!

@geogeek1758 2 ай бұрын

Totally agree! Was very hard to resist!

@neoqwerty 2 ай бұрын

Seadoggo has spotted a helpful friendshape and is not taking no for an answer

@gwwolfgang 2 ай бұрын

funny little fella. thanks for sharing man

@mikepommer4130 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing, this is a great video of these silly and incredible mammals You’re living the dream haha I think these seals are the only thing that could get me to go someplace that cold lol Best wishes hope your research down there is going well