00:00Every single day we'll get thermoregulating seal calls, but we love to get those calls because it just means that people care about seals and they're seeing seals.
00:09Have you ever seen a seal in the water with one flipper in the air and thought it might be injured?
00:14People have said that the seal looks like it's waving and calling for help.
00:18Or they think that maybe it's caught is the usual.
00:22Orca is a conservation, research and rescue volunteer organisation for whales, dolphins, seals and dugongs.
00:31So why do seals put their flippers in the air?
00:34To regulate their body temperature and we call that thermoregulating.
00:38So they've got a large amount of vessels in those peck flippers, which are the ones on the side, and they use that to either cool down or warm up.
00:46And it's exactly like a human in bed. When they feel too hot in bed, they might poke their leg out of the blanket.
00:53It's a similar principle.
00:55If you do see a seal, make sure you give them plenty of space.
00:59The legal exclusion zone for seals when they're on land is 40 metres and ensure pets and kids are well away.
01:07They can move very quickly on land.
01:10It might not look like it, especially because they're sleeping and they just look like a sleepy puppy dog or something like that.
01:16But if they feel threatened, they will definitely come for you and they can lunge.
01:22If you spot an injured or entangled seal, call the 24-7 Orca Hotline on 029415 3333.
