Elephant Seal Cuddles With Woman (VIDEO)

Brace yourself for extreme cuteness. In the video below, helpfully titled How To Cuddle With An Elephant Seal, a woman and an elephant seal get extremely cozy. Need some more cuddling animals to get you through the morning? Our slideshow of cute animals kissing, here. Happy Friday!

NOTE: The video, previously posted on YouTube, has been removed by the user and is no longer available.

Comments

[JerryAguy]

07:21 PM on 02/14/2010

Watch it bit her in the face like the panda bear did to that foreign guy

[Bearangaria]

12:18 PM on 02/14/2010

Oh :........O(
Why was it removed?
It was cheering up so many friends and just right for Valentine's Day.
Dear User,
Please allow it to come back!

[Tulka2]

05:51 PM on 02/15/2010

She took it down almost as soon as it hit this site. I wonder if it's because what she is doing is not legal. In the United States there are Federal laws requiring a certain distance be maintained from all marine mammals. I did see the video and while the seal comes up to her, she was sitting way too close.

[Ynnig]

02:38 PM on 03/05/2010

It was taken out because of a copyright issue.

[John Mainstream]

05:30 PM on 02/13/2010

Cute seals are increasingly eaten by the growing population of polar bears.

[JeanPaulSatire]

08:15 AM on 02/13/2010

"This video has been removed by the user."

Why does this site insist on keeping stories about vids after they've been deleted? Very poor editing/site management.

[Tulka2]

05:52 PM on 02/15/2010

Makes you wonder if they've got the news, doesn't it?

[Helzapoppin]

08:13 AM on 02/13/2010

Shame the video was pulled. It was awesome. Can't even get the cached copy to work now.

[ulatec]

06:39 AM on 02/13/2010

I've read of people getting their noses bitten off by seals when they tried to do that , lest anybody forgets seals are wild animals with piranha sharp teeth .

[woundedduck]

03:18 AM on 02/13/2010

I saw the video. It wasn't a seal. It was a fat dog that's been fed nothing but twinkies and Dr. Pepper.

[alex98]

02:05 AM on 02/13/2010

I suspect the video got pulled because what goes on in the video violated British ( South Georgia is UK territory ) mammal protection laws ( what she did will also get you in trouble here in the US ) and the tour operator will get into trouble.

But most importantly seals are not warm and cuddly critters by nature snuggling up to one is about as smart as getting cozy with a bear or any other larger predator its dangerous. And direct human contact can also make the animal sick ...

[HensonFan]

01:29 AM on 02/13/2010

The video's been down for hours. Clearly someone at HP is asleep at the wheel.

[Tulka2]

01:16 AM on 02/13/2010

I saw it several times before it came down from youtube. I am wondering if what she was doing was entirely legal....? Aren't you supposed to keep a certain distance from marine mammals on U.S. beaches? She had a purse so i hardly think she was doing research.

[Unimatrix42]

01:09 AM on 02/13/2010

What a gyp! Video removed!

[Bounceem]

02:41 AM on 02/13/2010

It's amazing how many remain unaware that "gyp" is an ethnic slur. Then again, I suppose some are aware and use it anyway.

[entreMundo]

06:30 AM on 02/13/2010

it certainly is NOT. there are several theories on its etymology, and even if it does come from the word "gypsy" (which in turn was a mash up of "Egyptian,") it does not have that meaning any more and is thus no "ethnic slur".

[Trittydi]

01:04 AM on 02/13/2010

Mean people suck.

It would have killed them to let people watch something so delightful?
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[realitytrumpsbull]

11:18 PM on 02/12/2010

Minutes later, the scene turned ugly, with the same elephant seal keying in on Bob The Photographer's aftershave, and finding it not to its' liking, chased Bob down the beach and into the sea. Bob hasn't been seen since.

[KriTiKiT]

11:12 PM on 02/12/2010

i wish the user hadn't removed it I was looking forward to the cuteness

[jerrypl]

10:11 PM on 02/12/2010

That was amazing!!! We are all connected to everything and everything is connected to us.

http://eye-on-washington.blogspot.com

[debramj]

10:07 AM on 02/13/2010

Please consider what you are implying here. Elephant seals are connected to us, yes. We have an evolutionary connection. But it's CRITICAL that you and everyone else educates themselves about the cuddly critters they'd like to hug. Consider the effect of that 'hug':

*wild animal doesn't want to be hugged. elephant seals are powerful and can kill you if they wish.
*possible transmission of bacteria and viruses from human to animal or - animal to human which could devastate an entire population.

Please RESPECT wild animals. Don't wish on them human characteristics. Look at them realistically and give them a wide berth.

[debramj]

10:09 AM on 02/13/2010

Sorry I meant:

*possible transmission of bacteria and viruses from human to animal which could devastate an entire population of those 'cuddly critters'.