Sea Lion Writes In Chinese (VIDEO)

Not only are sea lions adorable and can do amazing tricks, apparently they can also write, and in Chinese, no less. The sea lion seems to get a little nudge in the right direction from his instructor, but all the same, it's pretty impressive.

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Comments

[SkreetGil1]

12:58 PM on 03/13/2010

This is awful! Stop using and abusing animals for human amusement! Disgusting!

[munki]

11:09 AM on 02/08/2010

Is this sea lion smarter than me?

[leatherface49]

09:54 PM on 02/06/2010

i thought sea lions were all extinct due to global warming

[story1]

12:13 PM on 02/04/2010

Animal exploitation
How do we know it did not involve beatings?

[blueskybigstar]

12:31 PM on 02/04/2010

You can tell by the lack of temerity in the animal.

[OceanSize]

11:52 AM on 02/04/2010

I scuba dive in California, and I consider myself very lucky for the dives I've spent with sea lions. They are so playful, so fearless. Supple torpedoes. Once while snorkeling south of Santa Monica, I was surprised by one playfully nibbling at my fin. Even for someone who spends a lot of time in their habitat, this is extremely rare...they usually love to look closely but never touch. And usually once they realize they've got your full attention, they fly away. This one's curiosity far outweighed any fear however. I offered it my fist to sniff (offering it my open hand would have been too risky), and the next thing you know, it rolled over onto its back and let me scratch its tummy just like a dog! For a full 10 minutes! I mention this because it was truly one of the most awe-inspiring, humbling moments of my life thus far...to feel like you're actually communicating and sharing affection with a completely wild animal that is in no way forced or enticed to be with you, unlike when you're in a marine park or when offering food. I can't say "beautiful" enough. I felt like the Sea Lion Whisperer. :-D

[blueskybigstar]

12:35 PM on 02/04/2010

Did you see this?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/16/paul-nicklens-unbelievabl_n_359623.html

[OceanSize]

07:08 PM on 02/04/2010

I did, but thank you anyway!

[Angie Cordeiro]

11:19 AM on 02/04/2010

Ok, pass me a big piece of humble pie, I'm so impressed, Chinese is difficult enough to voice much less write!

[DrJohnnySkeptic]

07:44 AM on 02/04/2010

Exploitation of animals comes in all forms.

It's a good thing that sea lion had the guy along to "help" him.

What a load of crap.

[ChelseaC]

03:44 AM on 02/04/2010

So cute! Adorable!

[Palaver]

02:28 AM on 02/04/2010

Hey, that sea lion was getting a little too much help (or supervision) from his trainer. What's the risk of the sea lion writing about his living conditions.

[blueskybigstar]

12:36 PM on 02/04/2010

lol

[DebofMD]

01:45 AM on 02/04/2010

I love sea lions!! Sweet and cute.

[quacktastic]

01:03 AM on 02/04/2010

Write in Chinese or we put a bullet in your family!

[jackstpaul]

12:29 AM on 02/04/2010

Japanese uses the Chinese alphabet. If one were to write a letter such as in this prose here, what langauge would say it is in? None. It's one letter that is used in multiple languages.

[pfc1369]

08:48 AM on 02/04/2010

The Chinese written language does not have an alphabet.

It does have thousands of different hanzi, or characters, each of which has its own pronunciation and meaning.

[jackstpaul]

03:44 AM on 02/05/2010

OK. I've been told by speakers of both Japanese and Chinese what I claimed. That's my basis for what I said, no expertise on my own. Now you wrote what you wrote.

Will you please explain why you claim there is no alphabet when it seems to me you just defined one. The distinction you're drawing is one-sided; you don't describe the initial that you are contrasting with what you say (said). I need to have it--no pun intended but it is a nice one--spelled out for me. Thanks

[rf dude]

11:36 PM on 02/03/2010

'
Meh. It's just the character for " URRKKK"...

[AirViceMarshalPark]

11:10 PM on 02/03/2010

Cool, but can they stomp hard enough and quick enough on a Toyota brake pedal to prevent a tragedy?

[kinkistyle]

11:05 PM on 02/03/2010

This is taking place in JAPAN folks. Its says it on the video right in the beginning.

[CherrySpring]

11:27 PM on 02/03/2010

You must be new to HuffPost. Let me save you a lot of frustration by recommending that you lower your standards when you visit this site.

[Krek]

12:55 PM on 02/04/2010

LOL - good advice.