. . . And Now, A Whale-Riding Sea Lion off Baja California
by Owen James Burke
Screenshot from the video below.
Sea lions have been recorded doing some remarkable things, not least of which eating sharks. Now, we can (officially) add gray whale-riding to their repertoire.
One notable whale specialist seems to have good faith that this warm-blooded exchange may even be intentional:
“Interspecies play involving whales is not unheard of,” explains whale scientist and comparative anatomist Dr. Joy Reidenberg, “but catching it on film is amazing. It is delightful to see. I think it is on purpose, not accidental!”
Read more at EarthTouch News Network.
–OJB
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