maybe they fight more like this kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pblglLxotbm-mX0.html

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@@KarlVoelker Same! This was my immediate thought. XD

*Cmon Game Freak, give us that elephant seal Pokémon*

GIVE US A WATER/FIGHTING REGIONAL DEWGONG THAT'S AN ELEPHANT SEAL

I mean some people think their waifus love them back

Indeed, dude, don't kinkshame them.

@@cerberaodollam well they can love you back in a fictional sense. The same way we think fictional characters are being X or Y despite not being real, they can love you back through 4th wall break.

Elephant seal: "First of all, I'm not a rapper".

new rap battle mascot just dropped!

Ludacris! Usher! LUDACRIS! USHER!

I want this video

But they only use the same verses everytime

Ig elephant seal is a pretty apt name

Smelly, horny, fierce, slubberous, MIGHTY... With a masculine SNOOT

Omg yes thank you for this excellent classic meme

Let's do this!

Hahaha thank you for the info

Dolphins XD But yeah. I wonder if wild humans would naturally give each other names or make their own?

@@magnarcreed3801 ... I mean, yes? That's how names started. Been doing it for thousands of years across the globe.

I'd say it's more of a name calling than name shouting these days xD

"... you killed my father..."

ATH ATH ATH ATH ATH AAAAAAAAAAAAAATH

Isn't that what trans folks do basically?

@@cerberaodollam they do… but why don’t we all do this!

@@alesdossantos4224 Technically anyone can change their name, the people that don't change their names probably don't see a need to. Or, some go by a nickname of their legal name, or a nickname based off of some other trait. Socially, they are known by a chosen name either the same as or different than their legal name, but not everyone feels like it needs to be reflected in their official records. It's a tedious process after all

@@cameronschyuder9034 yes that’s right, but, to me, finding yourself a name as a part of an extended cultural process has more beauty in it than changing your name because you don’t like it

That was more prevalent earlier in different cultures, usually being tied with some initiation rituals

I DO TOO!!

They're pedo

The females are like half the size tho

@@jobriq5 the females are almost half the size in both species

I knew they were big, but , damn. I'm very familiar with sea lions, which are about the size big brown bear (and quite a bit heavier); I knew that elephants seal were quite a bit bigger then the sea lions, but I never realized they're like twice the size (and 4 times the weight).

I don't think all animals, but those with high level of socialization more than likely do.

Most animals would use other ways of identification other than sound like scent and body markings

Dolphins also have "names" and will respond when called. 😄 (As reported by Nat Geo, the BBC, and science .org, etc. [I left a space in the last reference so this comment wouldn't get deleted...]) Cheers!

@@dorabrooks76 So, KZfaq deletes comments that have "foreign names"?

Winner then tramples her by accident...

@@thecryptofishist9565 And that's the end of the show! See you all later folks!

Yeah they have names, so do dolphins. If I remember correctly they also know how to differentiate between a few sets of colors and know what a human is (as in it can tell we are different than other animals in their environment). However I can't remember where I saw that, it was a long time ago! Maybe Discovery?🤔

@@sion8 I also saw a short documentary (maybe national geographic?) where they were able to distinguish with words predators on land, at sky, and humans, but also had different sounds for big and thin humans and blue or red shirt color

spot on

*The cream of the crop~*

I guess they simply choose the biggest and toughest seal , It's more convinient for them to do that since they would have more offsprings that way , Another thing they do is purposfully mating with "sneaky males" those that look like females and mate with them while the main male is distracted , They do this because it grants them the success the male had when breeding

It stands to reason that females who are picky would have an advantage over ones who aren't, right?

@@LimeyLassen i mean they would have less children and if based around wrong factors "being picked", such behavior wouldn't be advantageous from survival stand point.

@@koraptd6085 Sometimes having fewer children is a good thing. They're the ones who have to _make_ those children, after all.

It's super cool! 😄 Since pinnipeds are you favorites, I hope you don't mind me sharing a story. Quick background for context: I live right on the Pacific coast, not far from Vancouver, BC, Canada. As a teen I spent as much of the summer as possible swimming in the ocean. When I was about 15, I was swimming in the ocean at dusk, alone (my sister had gotten out a bit before me), while the rest of my family lounged on the beach. I was (and am) a strong and pretty fearless swimmer, so I was out pretty deep, waaaay past where I could touch bottom. I was floating on my back, enjoying the last of the sunset. Suddenly something splashed water over my face. I sat up, treading water, and looked around out to sea (the direction the splash came from), but couldn't see anything. Then another splash of water hit the back of my head. Confused, and slightly unnerved, I slowly started swimming towards shore. Another splash hits the back of my head! More looking around, this time in every direction since I'd been splashed from multiple directions by now- though always to the back of my head. This continued until I got close enough to shore for my family to hear me. I called out to them to see if they had seen anything, but they hadn't been looking. Splash! By now I'm quite a bit freaked out, yet I see my family doubled over laughing. One of them quickly points behind me, and as I turn my head, SPLASH! Right into my face. This time, though, I saw what's been throwing water at me- a Stellar Sea Lion! Bobbing in the water just barely an arm's length away from me. Well, it knows its game is up, that I saw it, so it vocalises (I could smell its breath it was so close!), splashes me one last time for good measure, swims around me once, looking at me with its head tilted curiously the whole time, then takes off into the ocean. 🤣🤣🤣 It was both the scariest _and_ funniest time I've ever had swimming in the ocean!! I will always believe that Stellar Sea Lions have a sense of humor. 😂 I later found out that there are tons of accounts of them playing with humans- I still feel very honored to have had such an interaction with a wild sealion! I love catching sight of them when by or out on the water- they really are funny characters! 🥰 I hope you enjoyed my story. Cheers! 😊

@@dorabrooks76 That's so amazing! I grew up summering in Maine so I know both harbor and grey seals but they're a lot more wary of people and boats so they never get that close.

@@ziizification It really was! It's one of my favorite experiences in my life, and also one of my favorite stories to recount. The wildlife here is incredibly amazing, and I cherish each encounter! 😊 The Harbour Seals here tend to be more wary of humans, too. You can get fairly close to one sunning on some rocks if you're in a kayak or canoe, though. 😄

Okay, cows are pretty big enough for me. Staying away!

fight to establish the dominant male by flapping at our opponent during mating season? A little stretch I think

But females will fight

I imagine it doesn't pay off to pretend to be the beach boss, when the actual beach boss could kick your butt with the force of a car crash.

We need an episode and a pin about the female hyenas

Less lies. 🤣