Adorable Seal Catches a Ride on a Kayak | National Geographic
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- This little gray seal surprises some kayakers when it decides to hop aboard after following them for a mile.
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It looks like a puppy following a friend down the road. Only the road in this case is Scotland’s Forth Estuary, an arm of the North Sea near Edinburgh, and the puppy is an energetic gray seal, probably a juvenile. After tailing kayaker Alistair Forrest and his companion for about a mile, the seal took advantage of a break in the paddling to hop aboard Forrest's kayak. There, the sleek marine mammal sprawled out as if ready to come along. Forrest and his companion voice their amazement at the unplanned wildlife encounter. Video: Newsflare.com/Halox
Read more in "What to Do When a Wild Seal Hops On Your Kayak"
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kayaks needs to be built with comfortable seating for seals
Don't you mean having it seal accessible. ..lol seal lives matter.
No that’s not natrual
Sprite
lol sure it is. Interspecies cooperation is found throughout nature. I am currently sitting with a dog, for example.
Narliya let’s start a petition. Seal lives matter :)
Alex Noa dogs are bred for that stuff
seal's are truly the dogs of the sea
Cryptic 90 the eyes and facial expressions prove it.
Cryptic 90 Water puppies!
doggo mermaids
magolorifa fernilandluna They're good mermaids, Brent.
Well they're caniforms so... close enough XD
Human: be nice
Seal: *activate puppy eyes*
Human: understandable, have a great day
Underrated lmfao
🤣🤣
Ahah
🤣🤣
2.3k bots disliked the video
Human: "Aww, you're cute."
Seal: "Um, human? Might want to paddle on out of here. I'm not the only thing swimming under your boat..."
If its just a orca the human will be fine wild orcas don't mess with humans
@@llynaraf8057 orcas are smart, maybe they know how to hide a body
@@ivanlagrana878 omg I never thought of it like that😂💀
Lol
@@ivanlagrana878 wait, that's brilliant....!
When the seal likes your kayak then that's the Seal Of Approval
Lol
Comment of the year ;)
Get out
@@AlEx-uj8rj it just came to me in a blinding flash!!!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Seal: This is just normal inspection, anything fishy on your boat?
No, bcs warranty void if Seal is removed, right?😄
gold comment! 🤗
Bad dum Psst.
@@thelifeofmyles5802 how is it bad
😁
I think seals usually behave like that when hiding from a big predator like an orca
na its probly playing hide and seek with the other seals LOL
Little did anyone know all of them died to an orca and the camera was washed up on a beach with there arm still holding the camera
Sebastian Rodriguez stoppp that’s cap, where are your sources? Don’t even play like that
Searely Camarillo didn’t mean it literally just as a imagine if this happened type deal don’t take it seriously
Idk, guy said he was following for a mile already.
Aww, that must have been so nice for the seal to be able to rest on “dry land” for a few minutes. ❤ Thank you for being kind and allowing him to relax with you for a bit. I know he appreciated it! 🥰👍
"Leave my kayak, no, be good. Don't chew anything!"
Seals truly are the dogs of the ocean.
Seals are way better than dogs 🙄
Free Bird thats why they are called “sea dogs” in most European countries
well yeah. they evolved from bears i think though
In german as well. Seehund
They attract sharks like dogs do too
That seal was like, "Finally we have Sea Ubers! It's about time!"
Seal: take me to the nearest Starbucks hooman and I might give you a good review on my iPhone.
haha so funny omg lol xd
He didn't pay but his mear presence was enough payment
Underrated comment @sistakia33
2k likes but 5 comments?
It's always nice when nature gives you a seal of approval.
Can’t stop paying more attention to sims 3 soundtrack. Must play now.
Saaame lol
IKR! I was like did they just used Sims soundtrack.....
Puhahaha...right?! same thing I said.
oh THATS why it sounded familiar
0:35
''Be nice!''
*gives puppy eyes and plops back underwater*
Guybrush Threepwood Very mature
Guybrush Threepwood you're* girl* I* you're* she's not going to marry a Radom 7 year old, actually, 6
He's probably purposefully writing those wrong. Acting stupid when seeing a hot girl, that's the joke.
Noname Perhaps... hopefully that's the case lmao
ItzStella Kids the last "ur" is actually your
Did anyone see how beautiful the seal’s eyes were? People are saying they are like dogs and I feel like the eyes play a big role in that. Such beautiful animals..
Actually in my country they are called "Anjing Laut" which mean Sea Dog in english so yeah 🥺
Like dogs in a sea
In my language they mean sea dog as well
@@XinnaBun yea mine too!
Lol, I know that Seals are dangerous, guys. That’s not my point here. I’m just stating that their eyes hold more emotion than any human’s could.
His face was like a guilty dog, that knows he’s doing something he shouldn’t XD
Dogs of the water for real. Super super smart creatures.
*“hello hooman, i am sea doggo”*
"Be nice!"
"I am be nice, hooman!"
We literally call them seadogs (Seehunde) in German, by the way. :D
Hans Franz its funny, because in russian it is Sea Cat (morskoy kotik)
@@un80rns That's interesting, didn't know that! :D
😐😐😐
"Finally! I called for my Uber ride an hour ago!"
lol
rofl
Probably going to put 3 stars and complain.
@@Lafemmefutile 😆😆😆
😂😂
You can see the kindness in its eyes
so cute
he was like "it's sharks in there" lol
Richard Ellis aww
Plot twist it was running away from Killer Wales...
Orcas would fuck him up
orcas would creampie this dude, the camera guy and that darn seal lol
Orcas beat the shit out of Great White Sharks for fun. Not to mention that seals are common prey for Orcas.
What a cute face...
When he was telling him to not chew anything he gave the guy a look my dog gives me when I tell her she has her own food and to stop begging.
@@annieberardino8732 seals are basically marine dogs
@@annieberardino8732 "But mooooooooooooooom"
lol
Seals not bad either
They've got the Cutest Little Faces out of Any living creatures on this planet !!
They're not afraid of people. They're nice. They're cute.🥰🥰
Just a water doggo being a good boi
That's the sealiest thing I've ever seen
HAHAHA
I sea what you did there!
Allen Marks water you talking about, you beach
Shell I stop then?
Allen Marks just clam down
I went to a marina science center in east germany a couple of years ago, where they were studying Seals and Grey Seals in the baltic sea. One can rent a day swimming with these beautiful beings in station. They are amazing beings, curious, friendly and playful (of course, they are used to have humans around them). Being with them in the water was the most amazing experience i've ever had, especially when you have in mind that they can mess you up without any problems if they want, because they are totally superior over a human in the water.
really? that's great! do you maybe know if they still offer it and in which city it was exactly? I'm German and would love to visit it. I have been to a baby seal sanctuary on the North Sea in Germany several times. but I've never swum with seals, it must be so incredibly beautiful 🤗
1:03 "AH! No effort on my part and I still get where I'm going. These hairless apes are pretty inventive."
0:35 "be nice" he said. And there was it: The nice sea doggo face.
They are sea dog!!! 😍😍
losing my mind over the fact that nat geo used the sims soundtrack for a video
In tv programs in my country I find a lot of sims soundtrack. I wonder if they know it's from The Sims.
Jaded Blue I’m so glad someone else mentioned it’s the sims music, I thought I was imagining it!
Я тоже сразу узнала знакомую мелодию из симсов) В России знают симсов и любят морских котиков ))))
My first thoughts when I opened this video 😂
Jaded Blue lmao same
What a peacefull creature.
Seal: "Look at me, I'm the captain now"
Oh my gosh when the gentleman was like, "no, be good, don't touch," the little seal made a guilty puppy face, oh my heart!
PhoenixHealing The seal doesn't understand human speech, I think.
Lol While continuing to be mischievous
@@cockeyedoptimista no they dont
Theyre all laughing but his lil eyes are saying "y'all aint gonna find anything cute once you see what I'm running away from in this water"
I think it's probably off the coast of Scotland so unlikely there would be any Sharks or Orcas there.
@@leonardodavinci7425 There's sharks off the coast of Scotland
@@Seagull780 Not any Sharks that would be a serious threat to a seal
@@leonardodavinci7425 No but the Joke was most likely about some kind of monster, not a shark or orca anyway
@@Seagull780 There's a monster in Loch Ness IN Scotland, but it won't bother to get in the seas for a single seal. ;)
Seals the dogs of the ocean. Maybe one day when we're living in our underwater homes, we can have Seal pets in your backyards.
Lol!
Cutest Stalker Ever. I love water dogs. Look at those sweet eyes. That seal knows balance. I'm impressed.
This video has my seal of approval....
I seal what u did there
🥁: dum dum dump
Smooth
Stop
derrrrrrrp
It always amazes me how much similar to dogs they are
They are definitely the dogs of the sea!
Dog mermaids
In the Netherlands they’re called: Zeehonden which stands for Seadogs 👏
Sea doggo
Because they ARE dogs. They are from the dog branch of the Carnivorans.
Yep, adorable... right up to the moment they start crapping all over your deck.
Our school class went to the Zoo when I was very young. The animals I fell in love with were otters, they fascinated me. There is something special about sea creatures like seals and otters with their adorable eyes that make you want to connect with them. What we need to realise is that they are just as curious about us as we are about them.
Everyone: Aww what a cute seal
Me: Why am I hearing the sims 3 music in the background.
Omg I knew it! When you spend too long playing a game?
Right!?!?
LOL
“Sims” Ight imma head out
I thought it was the Wii Sports Resort cycling music for a second 😂
"Aren't you my Uber ride I called for?"
Lol
BuriedFlame lol
Lol
"No, we're here to pick up another seal. Sorry."
Five stars
😂 Feels like he’s thinking “I wonder what happens if I rock this? ... hmmm sturdy, lets hop on”
So beautiful. Face is priceless.
The seals cute eyes and look on face when he said "be nice" it was like "i am nice" 😁😁
Me be nice I'm coming to say hi how about all that s*** you throw in the water that's not very nice
He is so cute. May be he was afraid of some Shark or such.
@@magicpyroninja hahahaha exactly bro
@@ashthegamergal2222 are you the one on that boat😍?
Looks so much like a dog
Sims 3 soundtrack in National? Humanity is indeed restored
I searched this comments
😂😂😂😂
I was looking for this comment 😂
ikr
Gorgeous face. I love how so many of them trust humans.
I'll add this to my 'videos to watch after a shitty day' playlist 😅
I'm watching it to get away from all the Trump coverage. Also: bunny jumping.
that's a good idea, mate
not sure if kidding but that's a damn good idea!
good idea friend 😅😂👍
J207 brilliant idea!!!
Sims 3 music flashbacks
Hez so cute and adorable. Thanks Nat geo!!
Tamar YES I WAS SCREAMINGG ITS THE MAP MUSIC!!!
Legit i was just playing the sims like 20 minutes ago and I was like WTF is going on? xD came to the comments to see if anyone else noticed
RIGHT? lmao
Thank you! I was like: "Why is this music so familiar?? It's driving me crazy! I must know!!!!"
So many comments "he was hiding from an orca!" if he was doing that, he wouldn't have followed for over A MILE. Nah, the guy was just curious and wanted to see what what was going on. To me, that makes this way cooler lol. I feel like this was an actual true interaction between human and nature, nothing sinister about it.
At last!!! People are desperate for drama! This is just a young pup out exploring!
She is adorable!
You are sea kayaking , with a sea lion , and a girlfriend.
Dude , you are living life.
All the best.
Thank you... I was thinking I’m pretty sure that’s a sea lion not a seal...
@@tsoma62 haha wow so original
@@andie361 No visible ear flaps = seal
The sad thing is those things shouldn't be hard to attain but they are
@@andie361 Nah it''s a grey seal. They have these big goofy snouts. We don't have sea lions in the uk
Hopefully he was just taking a breather, and not hiding from something bigger underneath...😱
Stacy Salinas yeah that’s what I was thinking
I was worried he was injured or something
I doubt it would have been swimming so leisurely and taken such a long time to try and climb on if that where the case. Remember it has apparently been following them for about a mile.
That's what I was thinking but thank God nothing bad happened in the video though
@@declanellery8500 You're probably right. I get creeped out when I can't see what's down there. I definitely prefer the shallows.
They are puppy dogs and look upon us humans as friendly ocean companions ❤️
Seal lions are so smart, friendly and adorable. If you ever get to meet a rescue at a sea park give them a big hug!
That was a seal, not a sea lion. Sea lions (not seal lions) have very large front flippers they use to walk on land, and they have noticeable ear flaps, where seals front flippers are much smaller so on land they wiggle on their bellies, and they do not have noticeable ear flaps. Also sea lions are brown and they have a loud bark, like the ones at the sea parks. Seals are darker in color, and they do not bark
CZcams: Wanna see an 2 year old Video of an adorable Seal catching a ride on a Kayak?
Me: F*cking yes
Ro bert with sims music
Six months later:
Stop watching Russian dashcams- look at a seal on a canoe.
Water dog*
The only thing I can focus on here is the incredible Sims 3 soundtrack in the background
🤩🤩🤩
Thank you, this was torturing me. I couldn't find where I heard it from.
Hahahahaha same!!
Was looking to see if anyone else immediately thought of that lol
ME TOO LMAO
0:34
"Be nice"
Seal: "Am I not nice?"
Animals know good hearted people.
No one can complain about this being in their recommended. We got a seal on a kayak, people!
youtube does good things once in a while
No matter what else is going on in the news...a seal resting his flippers on a kayak has to make you smile!
His eyes are too big for the rest of his head. Pretty adorable.
😊😊😊
Oh thank God, finally some high-quality content on CZcams.
Ikr
I agree 😇
Something we don't seal very often anymore
btm wtfb thanks that’s what i call a good pun ✌🏼
Adorable innocent face 🦭😍💕
They really are just like puppies. Playful, inquisitive, and so CUUUUUUTE
sea doggy XD
woof
CappinKiwi bork*
Growl bork, Heck! sniff BORK BORK
*D O G G O*
If the seal could've speaked:
The People: What are you doing?
The Seal: *GO GO GO! I'll explain LATER!*
Thats true theres an orca
Run I the fuzz
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hahahah😂
God just take a look into those enormous deep dark eyes haha.
A seal trying to get a ride on a boat that freaking adorable.
Aww, lovely sea pup ❤
And now, everyone should understand why seals are called "sea-dogs" in German.
EDIT:
And according to this comment thread, also in
- Chinese
- Arabic (+ Egyptian Arabic, + Tunisian Arabic)
- Hebrew
- Dutch
- Danish
- Vietnamese
- Serbo-Croat
- Indonesian
- Spanish ("sea wolf", close enough)
And appearently "sea-dog" is the word for "shark" in
- Croatian
- Serbian
(oddly contradictory to Serbo-Croat mentioned above)
- Slovene
- French
- Italian
Who would have thought a comment thread under a video like this could turn into a language lesson.
otters are also called "sea-dogs" in vietnamese
You have my name.
@@michaeltnewyorknights8413 Or you have mine.
Michael T. And in Chinese
Arabic also
He initially reacts to the seal climbing on his kayak the same way I react to my dog getting on the couch.
You wanna shoo them off, but those eyes...
That look at 0:35! You can't say no to that face lol
@@tranquilrabies no you can't!! xD
"we've been trying to reach you concerning your vehicle's extended warranty"
So lucky to have seal encounter. This mad my day. Kayak must be hard to do.
Are we just going to gloss over the Sims 3 music in this video??? 👀
Cammiboe lol i was looking for a sims 3 comment
Cammiboe or maybe it’s sims 4 music
@@solidstring2622 nope its Sims 3 im certain
Zhakus thanks I got confused because I haven’t played sims 3 in a long time
@@solidstring2622 no problem haha
He's probably hiding from a big shark right underneath you
Or some Orcas maybe
Probably orcas/ bottlenose dolphins.
Looks a tad cold for sharks huh? Stoopid
He definitely spotted a predator of some sort.
@@trap4dafu2k0fit There are certain kind of Sharks that lives in colder climates. They are adapted to the cold!
Now that's how they got their Seal of Approval. Congratulations!
That look he/she gave you when you said "be nice" 🥺❤️
I guess they got his 'seal of approval".
TheWinterShadow derp.
ugh. 😂
wah wah wah. lol
Omega lol
Please, don't be seal-ly.
This happened to me with an Otter. Except he hung out with us for quite a few minutes and didnt want to leave haha
Sherwin Golshani needed a break from the swimming!
I would have kept it as a pet
Now THAT is the most adorable thing I have ever seen.
That seal is just so cute ☺️
cayaker: oh look a sea lion.
sealion: oh good my uber is here.
@Debra Jones Oh get a life.
@@HR-et3rz You tell her, loll!!! Some people just can't help being nit picking jerks.
@@HR-et3rz Go easy on her fella, she might be just a child.. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Seals are not sea lions. This would be a seal.
This is a seal a sea lion would have sunk the kayak
For things like this, we must protect our world... Priceless
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
❤
Sounds good. Im not sure how you explain that to the sharks though. lol
@@tapuout101 Perspective is everything😂 Those poor starving sharks....
So innocent, so cute
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So cute, sweet and adorable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Seal: ssshh!!! be quiet the shark will hear you.😂
Seal: don't mind me just catching a ride.... so you got any fish?
Human:CALLING USS GERALD FORD
lol sharks in scotland, maybe orcas
you mean smell you
0:32
"No, get off. Be nice"
Insta-puppy eyes
TAKE MY KAYAK, MY WALLET AND THE KEYS TO MY HOUSE!
Sea pup
I had no idea that seals were friendly at all but cute omg and yes there eyes do look like a dog's eyes 😊😍
Adorable!
Okay this is a great video and all but the sims 3 music got me completely distracted lol
peace 1968 hahaha same
Bro that's literally the first thing I thought
I thought of the music from wii when your biking
I was just about to type this lmao
dude, me toooo
the 1.9K dislikes are from Orcas
LOL 😂😂😂
What kind of monster would dislike this!!!???!?!?!
or idiots... i mean why come here, you must have an initial ideaas to if youre gonna like it. its not like the content didnt match the title
Lol
@@svfilms2778, orcas wouls
So cute and friendly. I think it's got tired of swimming. Wanted to take a break.
Not me distracted by the Sims 3 music 😂 Seal was adorable!
OMG that look he gave was like my dog watching me while she's doing something she knows I usually scold her for.
Adam Williams yeah i noticed that a lotta animals remind me of dogs
Came here to say the exact same thing and saw like twenty people beat me to it lol
Seal: "Yeah hi, there is a giant killer orca in the water so imma hang with you guys for a bit, kay?"
That was my first thought. He’s not trying to be cute and playful, poor guy was running from something.
@@justintime6242 Exept the seal has been following them a mile and a half. If there was a killer whale close by, I'm pretty sure they would have noticed.
@J D "whales rarely swim along the surface of the water, especially with their dorsal fins out of the surface."
Exept when they have to breathe.
And last I checked, Orcas hunt by echolocation.
@J D It is totally horrific to imagine what would happen if there was actually a killer whale. It would destroy the boat
Orcas actually never attack humans
They're very smart creatures So many emotions showing on their faces.😔
Sea Doggo: Feed Me Hoomans.
the sims 3 music haha
tru
I love it :)
I thought I had accidentally opened up the Sims again!
i legit wanna play sims 3 now after watching this video. that music ohh the nostalgia!
I don’t think he was trying to be cute with y’all. He was just trying to get away from the shark underneath y’all. 😂
Nah, he was looking for new friends with whom he could enjoy a night of clubbing.
"Ya'll" 🤣🤣🤣
Yeaaah people are dumb
No it wasn't. The seal followed them for at least a mile and casually got on the kayak. If a shark was chasing the seal then it would of jumped out of the water in a desperate attempt to get away.
@@TheRedneckAtheist 🤦♀️
he says no no no then later he says cmon cmon. lol seal is like, pick dude off or on.
Aww so cute ❤️
I honestly expected the seal to have a Scottish accent too.
@EccentricSage no trust me the guy is definitely Scottish.
@Tina Yael Severinovna M. He is obviously Scottish.