Wild Seal Swims Up To Diver To Tickle Him

The Dodo

Wild seal loves to tickle his favorite diver. We caught up with the diver, who cleans up ocean trash and gets the best thank you from the harbor seals!

Transcript

00:00When a swan seal saw me with a bottle in my hand, she wanted it.

00:14A piece of trash is a brand new experience for them.

00:17That curiosity can put these animals' life at risk.

00:21Before that, that seal completely had its head through the handle of the bag.

00:26Hey everyone, Michael here.

00:28For Earth Month, I'm working with the Dodo and I'm going to take you all out for a dive.

00:31We might find some seals or some sea lions.

00:33Let's suit up and get out there.

00:35Every dive is a cleanup dive.

00:37I find so much trash.

00:41Diving in this beautiful, amazing ocean, I'm going to leave it better than I found it.

00:46My first time being that close to a seal, I saw this little dark figure zoom by.

00:51I got my hair combed by a harbor seal.

00:59Do you feel a sense of surprise every time?

01:02These encounters are always a surprise to me.

01:05The encounter was on the seal's terms.

01:10So while I was on a cleanup dive, the craziest thing happened to me.

01:15I feel two little taps.

01:17Sure enough, you have this dark blob on your leg.

01:25I'm a ticklish person.

01:27I was laughing to myself underwater.

01:34Beautiful encounters like these have only deepened my appreciation for these animals.

01:38So I became determined to continue cleaning up their ocean home.

01:41Good morning.

01:43I noticed this young sea lion playing with this plastic wrapper.

01:47It kept grabbing it, chewing it, spitting it out.

01:51Luckily, the sea lion spat the trash out.

01:56And I used that window to grab it.

01:59This is probably happening every single day.

02:02What kind of trash do you typically find?

02:05I find all kinds of trash.

02:07By removing pieces of trash, it can save marine life.

02:15Seeing these animals thrive has been an amazing experience.

02:18Harbor seals take these little water rests.

02:21They pin themselves between rocks and close their eyes.

02:28The ones that don't pin themselves between rocks free float like a hot dog on the ocean floor.

02:35Communicating with each other, chasing each other, playing games, playing tag.

02:39It's like this massive ballet that's just constantly happening underwater.

02:43It's gorgeous.

02:51For more UN videos visit www.un.org

Category

Transcript

Recommended