00:00Imagine kayaking, and suddenly a panicked seal launches itself onto your boat.
00:04It looks funny, but the seal isn't trying to prank anyone, most of the time.
00:10It's running from orcas and jumps onto a human's kayak because it knows we won't hurt it.
00:15If a seal meets you in the water, it may swim right over just to see what kind of creature
00:20you are.
00:21And once it figures out you're harmless, it might even lean on you like it's asking for a hug.
00:27That's why people call them the puppies of the sea.
00:30Around humans, they feel safe enough to relax or even fall asleep.
00:36But seals can only hold their breath for about 30 minutes, which is why those little holes in the ice
00:41are so important.
00:43That's where they come up to breathe.
00:45When their fur dries, it becomes soft and fluffy.
00:49And if you rub a seal's belly, it might flash its little 18-pack and give you a set look
00:55that clearly says,
00:55you've hit its ticklish spot.
00:58Baby seals are even more adorable.
01:00They wobble up to people like they're begging for milk.
01:03And even when they grow older, they move just as clumsily because
01:08their short front flippers can't lift their body like a sea lion's,
01:12so they end up scooting around like a big rolling eggplant.
01:15If they slap their belly, it usually means they're hungry.
01:19But tease one with an empty fist, and it'll realize you tricked it, pull its head in,
01:24and stare at you with those heartbreakingly sad eyes.
01:26Thanks.
01:26because I don't believe so on them...
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