Diver's Been Playing With Wild Seals For 20 Years | The Dodo Wild Hearts

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  • Опубликовано: 21 дек 2024

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  • @PersonalPariah
    @PersonalPariah 4 года назад +4961

    "This human appears to be tangled in equipment, let me just free you up a bit."

    • @dustinminor6479
      @dustinminor6479 4 года назад +32

      Lol.

    • @monicaortiz7331
      @monicaortiz7331 4 года назад +82

      Right they are like I can get you out there 😀

    • @sentosaco
      @sentosaco 4 года назад +36

      that's what I thought the seal was thinking 😂

    • @jokrwx3
      @jokrwx3 4 года назад +49

      Seals free a human from plastic tools

    • @jokrwx3
      @jokrwx3 4 года назад +10

      Seals free a human from plastic tools

  • @SuperBC1975
    @SuperBC1975 4 года назад +11272

    It's great that he has the seals of approval.

  • @xxx9349
    @xxx9349 4 года назад +4555

    They're very adorable. They're puppies living in the water.

    • @ooga302
      @ooga302 4 года назад +171

      X x X if humans were aquatic bet u seals would be our dogs (don’t know why I said that)

    • @ozzylepunknown551
      @ozzylepunknown551 4 года назад +19

      @Diesel Kit slab da belly

    • @billyshakespeare488
      @billyshakespeare488 4 года назад +95

      Bears, seals, raccoons, wolves and dogs all share a common ancestor, they all have the same nose and similar mouth structure. They basically are sea dogs.

    • @ashkarra2507
      @ashkarra2507 4 года назад +11

      @@billyshakespeare488 all animals can have a bond with humans. Sharks also act like protective bodyguards for their human friends in the ocean. I have pets from horses, possums, cats, dogs, cow, mice& rats. I’ve also had an owl, crow, & even an alligator that would swim with me. They were all wild and all of them pets or wild has treated me as an equal. It’s all animals! It doesn’t matter if they share a common ancestor with dogs or not. Smdh

    • @billyshakespeare488
      @billyshakespeare488 4 года назад +15

      @@ashkarra2507 go hang out with some grizzly bears around hibernation season and see how long you last not being food. My point was that seals are basically dogs from a genetic point of view. I literally said nothing about human/animal connections. Your reply had nothing to do with what I was taking about. What was your point?

  • @CharlotteIssyvoo
    @CharlotteIssyvoo 3 года назад +2058

    I live in a city on the west coast of Canada. When I'm by the water, I often see seals just watching humans, popping up and looking at us, then diving under, then popping up again still facing us. They seem very playful, like they're playing peekaboo.

    • @amandasnider2644
      @amandasnider2644 3 года назад +141

      As I understand it they're incredibly curious. Kinda like dolphins in a way, super curious and playful. I like the idea of seals people watching

    • @CharlotteIssyvoo
      @CharlotteIssyvoo 3 года назад +78

      @@amandasnider2644 Me too. They remind me of crows too. There's so much life going on around us that most of us don't even notice.

    • @susantommis8756
      @susantommis8756 3 года назад +7

      How magical.!

    • @carolnr3697
      @carolnr3697 3 года назад +4

      I 💕 Love you both!

    • @lorenzopollocaffe6277
      @lorenzopollocaffe6277 3 года назад +2

      They're planning the reconquest of the great air bubble

  • @emerybaumgartner2773
    @emerybaumgartner2773 4 года назад +2280

    I would love to have a connection with a wild animal

    • @dakl5443
      @dakl5443 4 года назад +19

      Same

    • @anthonychihuahua
      @anthonychihuahua 4 года назад +174

      You don't have an older brother or sister?

    • @hhin
      @hhin 4 года назад +48

      I'll post my neighbours children to you so.

    • @mayxin6454
      @mayxin6454 4 года назад +38

      Pretty sure you can find a spider in your house

    • @jacksamunster4407
      @jacksamunster4407 4 года назад +9

      Human friends are better.

  • @3113victoria
    @3113victoria 4 года назад +6710

    “They’re very gentle”
    Seal: *nibble nibble*

  • @memyself5866
    @memyself5866 4 года назад +6973

    Date: "So... any hobbies?"
    Diver: "I like holding hands... with seals."

    • @DeJahMode
      @DeJahMode 4 года назад +45

      off topic. your pfp is
      Violet Evergarden ?

    • @memyself5866
      @memyself5866 4 года назад +48

      @@DeJahMode I like her. She's adorable. :)

    • @UserFin
      @UserFin 4 года назад +19

      I love your pfp! Such a wonderful show ☺️

    • @memyself5866
      @memyself5866 4 года назад +9

      @@UserFin :D

    • @gerharddeusser9103
      @gerharddeusser9103 4 года назад +9

      I really laughed out loud there...!!! !!! !!! !

  • @WJen8
    @WJen8 3 года назад +2253

    Human: hey look, they're back! Such amazing creatures.
    Seals: hey look, they're back! Such amazing creatures.

    • @gerard126
      @gerard126 3 года назад +29

      🥰🥰🥰🥰

    • @jennyatherton5922
      @jennyatherton5922 2 года назад +25

      🤣😂

    • @NazriB
      @NazriB Год назад

      Lies again? Bro Must Touch

    • @GeesaNear
      @GeesaNear Год назад

      ​@@jennyatherton5922លក្ខខណ្ឌ

    • @olivertwigs
      @olivertwigs Год назад +1

      Until a Canadian comes in.

  • @tegan1.265
    @tegan1.265 4 года назад +1416

    The first seal was like
    “No, no you don’t need to breathe”

    • @antifazisbonifaz6964
      @antifazisbonifaz6964 4 года назад +4

      🙂🙂🙂🙂👍👍👌

    • @etherealhawk
      @etherealhawk 4 года назад +8

      He'll be BSAC trained, not PADI trained, so he can handle regulator recovery

    • @MrCantStopTheRobot
      @MrCantStopTheRobot 4 года назад +18

      @@etherealhawk you're just flexing in the comments section

    • @MrCantStopTheRobot
      @MrCantStopTheRobot 4 года назад +2

      @John Kravitz breeth

    • @RimshotKiller
      @RimshotKiller 4 года назад +1

      @@etherealhawk Wait, are you telling me that regulator recovery is not taught in PADI OWD courses?

  • @kingo_friver
    @kingo_friver 4 года назад +4900

    Diver: "These aren't pets"
    Seals: "This is a pet"

  • @juliagalante2874
    @juliagalante2874 4 года назад +2233

    why isn’t anybody talking about how the seals hold hands with him 🥺🥺

    • @mscott3918
      @mscott3918 4 года назад +105

      Perhaps because it's just too amazing to put into words. The whole thing is just wonderful to see.

    • @fatdad64able
      @fatdad64able 4 года назад +49

      Did you also have the impression it's holding his hand to it's chest like someone trying to say they mean no harm?

    • @jubjub7101
      @jubjub7101 4 года назад +79

      What about the amazing hug at the very end?!

    • @brawmankerlexterminateurde860
      @brawmankerlexterminateurde860 4 года назад +3

      You guys know we hunt seal for their body and fur

    • @whydidmyhandlechangefromAlice
      @whydidmyhandlechangefromAlice 4 года назад +11

      brawmanker the decepticon demon Do you? I certainly don’t.

  • @nyanmurai331
    @nyanmurai331 Год назад +50

    Seals are just the puppies of the sea

  • @aroguepatriot1776
    @aroguepatriot1776 3 года назад +2182

    Seal: "what a weird mermaid?"
    Human: "what a weird dog?"

  • @donavanboykin9489
    @donavanboykin9489 3 года назад +3656

    Human: Reaches out hand
    Seal: “Ahh a man of civility.” *squeezes hand*

  • @lingling2823
    @lingling2823 4 года назад +2686

    This man is living an amazing life. He has a stable job as a doctor and gets to dive with seals often 🥺

    • @edwinzuniga1987
      @edwinzuniga1987 4 года назад +130

      He earned it. See how he is bald. Residency will to that to you 🤣. Im going bald myself 😭

    • @roslynmusic3225
      @roslynmusic3225 4 года назад +1

      Ling ling ling ling ling ling

    • @ayo30s
      @ayo30s 3 года назад

      @@edwinzuniga1987 👍🏾👊🏾✌🏾🇳🇬🇳🇬

    • @Shinkajo
      @Shinkajo 3 года назад +16

      @@edwinzuniga1987 Lol, my brother is in residency and he is going bald too

    • @AlexandreG
      @AlexandreG 3 года назад +18

      More like one thing counters the other. Being a doctor is the most stressful job right now...

  • @christophermaccarone3157
    @christophermaccarone3157 2 года назад +241

    Ben has invested probably thousands of hours with these grey seals. Trust isn't given; it's earned. Patience, repetition, familiarity. He's got a wonderful relationship with his underwater companions. In some ways, the magic of one mammal touching another mammal holds a deeper meaning than just touching. Watching the seal closing its eyes while being caressed transcends the bond between one mammal and another............just like people.

    • @AmandaBooBerry
      @AmandaBooBerry Год назад +3

      My Octopus Teacher had such a similar feel for me. Seeing the kinds of healing that can be found in the oceans is absolutely magical.

    • @inyomoufizaWabbit
      @inyomoufizaWabbit 10 месяцев назад

      Nah, they’re always this way. If diving for food they will follow you around first day they meet you.

  • @pancakesandtea
    @pancakesandtea 4 года назад +557

    The hand holding from a seal....oh my Lord if that happened to me my heart wouldn't be able to take the cuteness overload

  • @kirkylerky5702
    @kirkylerky5702 3 года назад +1443

    Seal: *Squeezes human hands*
    Human: *Squeezes back*
    Seal: Understandable let us be friends

  • @erolegario
    @erolegario 4 года назад +601

    Being raised on the edge of the Pacific, it is hard to explain what it feels like to my wife when I am under the water. She was raised in the City and never learned to swim. When I was seeing this I got a strong longing for one of things I love most in life, just being under the ocean.

    • @Regulus3333
      @Regulus3333 4 года назад +15

      amen.....the coast of NORCAL is truly heaven.....kelp beds, wild seals and sea lions, abalone the size of your head.....amazing

    • @erolegario
      @erolegario 4 года назад +7

      @@Regulus3333 Amen indeed. The kelp forests off the California coast are like none other.😀

    • @brendasanderson7538
      @brendasanderson7538 4 года назад +3

      I cant so sad my ears are so bad cant dive so sad

    • @melaniesbuchanan1759
      @melaniesbuchanan1759 4 года назад +15

      I'm deathly afraid of the ocean! Took me years of research and planning to get on a cruise ship. We only live once and I didnt want to extend that fear to my children so we did a snorkeling excursion and it was absolutely amazing! Im still afraid of the ocean but I have a totally different respect for it after that! I can see how pple could long to be in/under it!

    • @cheryllemme9332
      @cheryllemme9332 4 года назад +6

      teach your wife how to swim!

  • @AndorranStairway
    @AndorranStairway 8 месяцев назад +14

    Nice to see a seal family adopting this stray human.

  • @Greytick
    @Greytick 3 года назад +946

    it’s so cute how they bend their little fins like hands lmao

    • @finessinhearts
      @finessinhearts 2 года назад +13

      it is super cute pftt

    • @Greytick
      @Greytick 2 года назад +20

      @@cannabico6621 well that’s just fookin adorable innit

    • @lil_weasel219
      @lil_weasel219 2 года назад +17

      They are paws, they arent fish to have fins, they are mammals

    • @Aliyah_666
      @Aliyah_666 2 года назад +7

      They are very clever animals. Many animals we assume aren't so smart are *SUBSTANTIALLY* smarter then we thought.

    • @thvtsydneylyf3th077
      @thvtsydneylyf3th077 2 года назад

      good for little aquatic hand jobs

  • @greynium7794
    @greynium7794 4 года назад +1749

    God: "the sea is so depressing. What can I add to make it nice?"
    Angel: "Dogs with flippers"

    • @Wednesdaywoe1975
      @Wednesdaywoe1975 4 года назад +90

      Bless that clever angel.

    • @Jadedgems
      @Jadedgems 4 года назад +13

      😂🤍

    • @erikablue1248
      @erikablue1248 4 года назад +43

      Another angel : OW. AND GIVE THEM BIG ROUND EYES. that's gonna be dope.

    • @vincentlopez3094
      @vincentlopez3094 4 года назад +16

      I'm waiting for that one replie that's like GoD iSnT rEaL

    • @xoroseann
      @xoroseann 4 года назад +11

      Vincent Lopez
      yup 😂 there's always that one atheist under these comments

  • @lindagibney3134
    @lindagibney3134 4 года назад +402

    Seals are Literally water puppies 😍

    • @TheDodo
      @TheDodo  4 года назад +74

      I mean their young are called pups!

    • @luchovargas9357
      @luchovargas9357 4 года назад +24

      Water doggos

    • @sinistral9629
      @sinistral9629 4 года назад +3

      @Jay Fields Actually, grey seals belong to the family Phocidae and are not related to the dog (Canidae) family.

    • @brawmankerlexterminateurde860
      @brawmankerlexterminateurde860 4 года назад +3

      @Jay Fields they are squish sausages and love egg and fish

    • @Cat16693
      @Cat16693 4 года назад +2

      In Holland we call them "zeehond" literally translated "Sea dog"

  • @zoeystewart844
    @zoeystewart844 2 года назад +62

    The hugging scene in last was so adorable.😭😭😭

  • @fractalinfect3454
    @fractalinfect3454 3 года назад +954

    Oh my, when he was giving the seal a hug at the end, it like to take my breath away. Sublime, truly. The seals have such large, trusting and expressive eyes. More so than even humans...

    • @nicolette_stabile_1991
      @nicolette_stabile_1991 3 года назад +26

      Right?! I was thinking the same thing. That big hug at the end was so incredibly precious ❤️❤️ We truly don’t deserve these amazing creatures

    • @Echo-vl9jc
      @Echo-vl9jc 3 года назад +1

      @@nicolette_stabile_1991 cringe

    • @JusttShaun
      @JusttShaun 3 года назад +25

      @@Echo-vl9jc your moms hairline is cringe.

    • @contentadded390
      @contentadded390 3 года назад +6

      @@JusttShaun LMAO

    • @At_least_im_not_a_Karen
      @At_least_im_not_a_Karen 3 года назад +4

      @@JusttShaun nice one🤣

  • @Tai-chan.
    @Tai-chan. 4 года назад +529

    His sea puppy is so adorable and affectionate... When is he gonna learn to fetch?

  • @ThePopushi
    @ThePopushi 4 года назад +9453

    Ah yes, seals. The wet doggos

  • @bride4jesus0126
    @bride4jesus0126 Год назад +44

    Nature’s underwater “dogs”!
    I love this! They’re like puppies with fins! 🥰

    • @stryker214
      @stryker214 Год назад +4

      Well, the German word for seal is Seehund, literally "sea dog" :D

    • @myview5840
      @myview5840 Год назад

      An intelligent mammal, they need to be to survive.
      However I think his experience would be much different if it was leopard seals in the water.

  • @monicaortiz7331
    @monicaortiz7331 4 года назад +416

    They give him a little flipper shake and a seal kiss....too cute😀

  • @RosesAreGold1
    @RosesAreGold1 4 года назад +866

    Him: They don't try to kill me, they know what's equipment
    Seal: *rips away oxygen source*

    • @Chadok89
      @Chadok89 4 года назад +33

      Well, joke aside, I think they are trying to help him like if he got caught in a fishnet or something.

    • @SparksterG40
      @SparksterG40 4 года назад +30

      As a diver, even if they did destroy his regulator, a yellow one (called an Octopus, you can spot it via the yellow hose) is always carried as a backup, or a backup for a fellow diver. Not to mention he's not even breaking 40 feet, I think, so he can ascend safely if need be.

    • @jestemjezem2210
      @jestemjezem2210 4 года назад +5

      there are two oxygen sources

    • @RosesAreGold1
      @RosesAreGold1 4 года назад +10

      @@jestemjezem2210 y'all are no fun, it was a dang joke

    • @RosesAreGold1
      @RosesAreGold1 4 года назад +1

      @@SparksterG40 yawn

  • @ratzfatz6880
    @ratzfatz6880 4 года назад +980

    Seal: "Come on, guys. I show you this crazy alien that always comes by and just wants to be petted."

    • @MrAdamske
      @MrAdamske 3 года назад +34

      That one guy: Take his wallet!

    • @craigr4763
      @craigr4763 3 года назад +13

      He is literally their dog.

  • @GoddessofMusicTv
    @GoddessofMusicTv 3 года назад +41

    Such a sweet sea puppy 🐶

  • @silvarainbowsparkle
    @silvarainbowsparkle 3 года назад +877

    You know they thinks he’s one of them. With his bald head, and big dark round eyes. They’re all like “huh, you look a bit odd but, worry not, we accept you, fellow waterpup!“

  • @tropic_honey9508
    @tropic_honey9508 4 года назад +215

    This is one of the cutest thing ever

  • @arirhamdar394
    @arirhamdar394 4 года назад +223

    2:56 what about that huggg?!

    • @yoannawells9859
      @yoannawells9859 4 года назад +12

      I was wondering if ya'll were just going to ignore the two seals hugging

    • @Leyla7292
      @Leyla7292 3 года назад +4

      Natures of beauty, those seals 😍🙏

    • @gabrielsantana3861
      @gabrielsantana3861 3 года назад

      Amazing

  • @paulg3336
    @paulg3336 3 года назад +88

    Seals: "Poor yooman is tangled in plastic trash ,like my aunt Celia was, let's help him."

  • @SmartK8
    @SmartK8 4 года назад +929

    Seal scientists: Trying to find edible part of hooman for 20 years

  • @RANDOMstuffanimation
    @RANDOMstuffanimation 4 года назад +697

    The seals thought those equipments are sea trash that got stuck on him and they're just trying to help

    • @macarooni7578
      @macarooni7578 4 года назад +10

      Aww that's so kind!!!

    • @squallstrife-v5g
      @squallstrife-v5g 4 года назад +4

      Seriously this could be right.

    • @dundee6402
      @dundee6402 4 года назад +6

      The fact that they recognize plastic as trash that animals get stuck in is honestly very alarming actually

  • @amuOrosaki
    @amuOrosaki 4 года назад +119

    2:50 That's a good Nose-Boop right there

    • @niketh5204
      @niketh5204 4 года назад +1

      pink Claw he’s like hey what the heck but he kinda likes it

    • @yowaddup5649
      @yowaddup5649 4 года назад +1

      Boop ze snoot

  • @andrewbarten7347
    @andrewbarten7347 Год назад +13

    First time I encountered a seal close up, it was absolutely obvious that they're dogs with flippers. Same eyes, same bark, same affinity for humans etc.

  • @R4GiNGPSYCHO--
    @R4GiNGPSYCHO-- 4 года назад +2835

    “They know what equipment to play with”
    *Takes off oxygen tube* 1:34

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 4 года назад +234

    Seals are so adorable, he's truly the seal whisperer

  • @emmagl1075
    @emmagl1075 4 года назад +484

    It’s hard to see other people living your dream😂

  • @seven471
    @seven471 2 года назад +11

    The hug at the end was darling. 😍

  • @Sumisumiko
    @Sumisumiko 4 года назад +194

    "That moment of peace, if I could bottle it and sell it, I would be incredibly rich." 💕💕

    • @BrutalDongshart
      @BrutalDongshart 4 года назад +15

      That comment, and the sheer joy and excitement with which he said it, made me instantly like this guy. What a rad dude.

    • @nicholasq2408
      @nicholasq2408 4 года назад +4

      Was looking for this comment. This guy might've already felt fulfillment in life from that statement alone.

  • @shannon_w.
    @shannon_w. 4 года назад +61

    Seals have the absolute sweetest faces 😊

    • @dawn7612
      @dawn7612 4 года назад +3

      Faces that resemble a dog...

    • @shannon_w.
      @shannon_w. 4 года назад +2

      Dawn M. Yes they do 🐶

  • @Circ00mspice
    @Circ00mspice 4 года назад +70

    He's living the dream.

  • @nata8082
    @nata8082 2 года назад +1

    thank you all,i deel excited when i saw that words:"Mindfulness,you are in the moment,and you are not thinking about the future or the past."this is just life's value too.

  • @plumkiinanimations8434
    @plumkiinanimations8434 4 года назад +73

    Yesterday I went swimming, and some young seals curiously came up to me, it was a moment I will treasure forever. I now want to save seals in anyway I can

    • @nimzakrood
      @nimzakrood 2 года назад +2

      And that is why your special moment happened. 😊 Go forth and help them all, Messiah!!!

  • @franklyspeaking
    @franklyspeaking 4 года назад +565

    This man has spent 20 years scuba diving so the seals have most probably been habituated to him and his crew's presence. You gotta earn wild animals' trust for sure.

    • @ryangray4050
      @ryangray4050 4 года назад +10

      he films everything himself with go pros

    • @jasondicioccio880
      @jasondicioccio880 3 года назад +31

      There are a lot of seals and sea lions in the coastal waters of CA as well. In my experience, many of them are naturally very playful/curious. Very different than nearly every other sea creature which will either just ignore me or try and get away. Definitely the coolest things to interact with on a dive, IMO.

    • @fredericcolombier5380
      @fredericcolombier5380 2 года назад +5

      @@jasondicioccio880 They are seals in Bretagne egally in France , they are curious & playfull about humans , but it's normally illegal to interact with them , here .
      but in the whole animal world it is the same, if you are neither a predator nor a hostile, the animals are curious about us and some even want to play.
      You in the tropical seas were lucky to have a very special fish, called a balloon fish, like Diodon Hystrix, this type of fish is very curious about divers naturally, tamable and then he follows you everywhere when he sees you underwater, because on top of that he's smart enough to remember you.

    • @brentlionakaboldchamp
      @brentlionakaboldchamp 2 года назад +5

      Seals and sea lions are naturally playful, so if they see you as no danger to them (and they usually do with most people), they will come up to you, check you out, and play as well. They are like the Dogs of the sea.

    • @trevorclapham5571
      @trevorclapham5571 2 года назад

      @@brentlionakaboldchamp did you watch the video? If so why the redundant comment?

  • @grimreminder5038
    @grimreminder5038 3 года назад +256

    "These are wild animals"
    Yet that looks like you're surrounded by puppies that can hug you

  • @donnaoconnell9798
    @donnaoconnell9798 4 года назад +21

    Did anyone notice right at the end the one that was hugging him was rubbing his arm while he was rubbing it's back. That was too cool!

  • @queenb2646
    @queenb2646 4 года назад +55

    I was sold at the nose boop. You know you are in love when you nose boop

  • @eswarjuri
    @eswarjuri 3 года назад +247

    Seals on the beach: R O U N D and T H I C C cute somethings you are not allowed to touch
    Seals underwater: Elegant sea dogs you can pet without a problem

    • @Asr.-
      @Asr.- 3 года назад +17

      YEP THE SEALS THAT WERE ON LAND WAS JUST THICC

    • @colinburke8389
      @colinburke8389 2 года назад +18

      Iirc they’re much more cautious and defensive when on land because they’re much less mobile and thus more vulnerable.

  • @ellenbrueggeman4728
    @ellenbrueggeman4728 3 года назад +127

    This video was so special and heartwarming to see. It’s incredible how the wild seals respond to a human being. Thank you for sharing.

  • @AnimalsbeingWeirdos
    @AnimalsbeingWeirdos 4 года назад +45

    We need to PROTECT these beautiful creatures💕💞

    • @daryeusford9696
      @daryeusford9696 4 года назад

      From what, exactly?

    • @AnimalsbeingWeirdos
      @AnimalsbeingWeirdos 4 года назад +3

      @@daryeusford9696 Hunting, sea pollution, and exploitation for commercial reasons (Sea World type of business)

    • @daryeusford9696
      @daryeusford9696 4 года назад

      Animals bein' Weirdos so what about other marine life that gets effected by those of which you named?

    • @AnimalsbeingWeirdos
      @AnimalsbeingWeirdos 4 года назад +4

      @@daryeusford9696 I totally agree with You. I was talking about seals because of the video, but the exact same thing is applicable to all marine life and all life in general.

    • @wendyw8931
      @wendyw8931 4 года назад +2

      We need to protect all wild creatures .

  • @antoniusjeffrey
    @antoniusjeffrey 3 года назад +29

    Imagine having that degree of affection and peace from another human being. Hahaha, that will be a treasure.

  • @rikadomez8201
    @rikadomez8201 4 года назад +775

    In my language, seal is literally means sea dog.

  • @helenpruzan6970
    @helenpruzan6970 3 года назад +29

    What a beautiful blessing!!"It's a privilege ".So true🥰

  • @Deady2012
    @Deady2012 4 года назад +48

    When i watch DoDo videos, i tend to find myself consistently saying ‘I want me one of those!’

  • @isobelduncan
    @isobelduncan 4 года назад +154

    Diver: *Enters water*
    Seals: "Oh goody! Our favourite playmate is back!"

  • @englishrose4388
    @englishrose4388 2 года назад +16

    They are so gentle and intelligent and curious.

  • @tracigemelke8726
    @tracigemelke8726 4 года назад +18

    How adorable! Just once of the reasons I love seals! They're the cutest little thing! ❤

  • @IFNp96
    @IFNp96 4 года назад +22

    Having a wild animal, trust you in such a way, it truly is a privilege. :)

  • @jellybelly2037
    @jellybelly2037 4 года назад +18

    Tears of joy are streaming down my face, this is so beautiful!! I love seals so much.

    • @joshseeley7
      @joshseeley7 3 года назад +2

      Get ahold of yourself and get some help ASAP.

    • @Sticknub
      @Sticknub 3 года назад +1

      dude you're crying because some diver likes seals

    • @Kyra_of_Kerkyra
      @Kyra_of_Kerkyra 3 года назад

      I love them very much, too ❤️❤️❤️

  • @perinaldo69
    @perinaldo69 3 года назад +26

    Absolutely amazing! I am 50 years old and I’ve been diving since I was 17 and this is one of the most beautiful things I’ve have ever seen in scuba diving..

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un 4 года назад +32

    I can’t handle the cuteness, love it

    • @dawn7612
      @dawn7612 4 года назад +3

      Reveal your true self. You are an imposter, sir...

    • @wig.8gles
      @wig.8gles 4 года назад +2

      Lol it's funny Kim is saying that 😂😂😂

    • @팽.도.리
      @팽.도.리 4 года назад

      돼지쉑 언제죽냐 🐷 im gonna bake you 🍖

  • @alicewalton6654
    @alicewalton6654 4 года назад +21

    This is one of the coolest things I have ever seen I'm so jealous I want to go God bless you and blessed be you are so blessed this is so cool

  • @NNN_613
    @NNN_613 4 года назад +19

    I especially love the seal doing continuous barrel rolls - so cute.

  • @silkart1
    @silkart1 Год назад +15

    This is heartwarming! A human who doesn’t exploit the wildlife! I love this relationship!

  • @sd86it62
    @sd86it62 3 года назад +78

    They were actually going for his watch and bracelet while distracting him.

    • @hestan723
      @hestan723 2 года назад +3

      Romanian seals lmao

  • @tobiasf.6796
    @tobiasf.6796 4 года назад +18

    This is one of the most beautiful and "magical" videos I've ever seen on RUclips.

  • @KhanhTran-xr2zm
    @KhanhTran-xr2zm 3 года назад +24

    I am so jealous when he played with them

    • @craigr4763
      @craigr4763 3 года назад

      Don't be jealous, just cultivate an appreciation for what you have in life and also if you want to swim with seals then make your goal to swim with seals. If you want other things more, then pursue them instead. Try not to be jealous though.

    • @KhanhTran-xr2zm
      @KhanhTran-xr2zm 3 года назад

      @@craigr4763 jealous is a part of human characteristics. i am from vietnam and i really love seals but i cant came to england beacuse i dont have enough money to go there. it is a part of my life. if i make a plane, it is very hard to make dream come true.

  • @hadleymanndettmer4024
    @hadleymanndettmer4024 Год назад +2

    I swim and play with them in S.F. Bay, near San Quentin Beach. I have the same feeling- how magical and blessed I feel when it touches my leg and wants to play when I am swimming. Thank you for making this video and saying what you have- it is bonding and inspiring!

  • @byaqutabidheyabehera629
    @byaqutabidheyabehera629 4 года назад +66

    Whenever I see a Seal I feel like I am watching the love child of a Dog and a Mermaid.

    • @antifazisbonifaz6964
      @antifazisbonifaz6964 4 года назад

      🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂👌👍👍👍

    • @voidc4
      @voidc4 4 года назад

      Pablo Martorell Climent are you real?

    • @antifazisbonifaz6964
      @antifazisbonifaz6964 4 года назад

      @@voidc4🤔🤔 Yes i think i'm real 😁😁 what makes you wonder? 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

    • @cg-wo4ik
      @cg-wo4ik 4 года назад

      Void Helicopter LMAO he’s like a comment bot

    • @antifazisbonifaz6964
      @antifazisbonifaz6964 4 года назад

      @@cg-wo4ik What happen with you? I don't understand. I haven't a channel and i haven't activity in facebook. I don't like it. I only have wasap and youtube. Is the inly think i like from the smart phone (which i have only a year and a half ago) I have 48 and will have 49 the 16 of july. I live in Valencia Spain. Ask me whatever you want about Valencia and i will respond to you. I don't understand what you are speaking. It's crazy. I don't understand

  • @marshmallow167
    @marshmallow167 4 года назад +16

    This is one of the *cutest* ever 😭😭😭
    2:54 When the seals hug each other. What in the wooooorld

  • @angelahamlett8249
    @angelahamlett8249 4 года назад +9

    They know you love them. They will protect you from sharks too. So beautiful! ♡

  • @jedkrantz7003
    @jedkrantz7003 Год назад +2

    The most amazing thing for me is that so many animals not only do show affection to man when they sense his presence in their enviroinment to be non-threatening, but that they intuitively understand how affection is expressed in human terms. In tis video, the diver extends his hand and the seals take his hand in their flippers, which appear to then squeeze that hand very much as humans do when returning love. Similarly, they seem to want to touch his face with theirs and find his diving equipment to be an impediment. My point is that in many cases, the same animals do not neccessarily repeat these same sorts of gestures when they interact with each other.

  • @wilsonrawlin8547
    @wilsonrawlin8547 3 года назад +17

    That has to be an amazing experience. What a blessing. The positive effect of this on this man is priceless.

  • @marshmallow167
    @marshmallow167 4 года назад +48

    1:48 My focus is always on never disturbing the seals.
    Seals: But we want to disturb *you* !! 😃🤪

  • @diabeticalien3584
    @diabeticalien3584 4 года назад +41

    It's like they're going "What is that on your head! I WILL FREE YOUUUU"

  • @jackwoods9604
    @jackwoods9604 Год назад +1

    Can Not Even Imagine How Surreal it Must be to Physically Interact With Wild Ocean Seals...Must be Such an Overwhelming Peace Feeling

  • @athenathefilipina2466
    @athenathefilipina2466 4 года назад +5

    Now this dude is living his life! Very inspirational 😍

  • @croissantleclerc8650
    @croissantleclerc8650 4 года назад +75

    Seals are so wholesome, one waved back at me while sunbathing on our local dock as we were driving past it in our boat

  • @sez7612
    @sez7612 4 года назад +23

    Thank you for curing my depression

  • @amberinthebox4462
    @amberinthebox4462 9 месяцев назад +1

    Omg that wpuld be such good trauma therapy. Ud automatically remember that lifes worth living. INSTANTLY. Just watching this makes me cry a little. Some of us really struggle and we see things like this. And just knowing the world has such blessings that ate that amazing inspires us

  • @ruralhappy2835
    @ruralhappy2835 3 года назад +13

    This gives me tears of joy... They are the dogs of the sea, so cute 😊

  • @bemfawkes3214
    @bemfawkes3214 4 года назад +22

    I rember swimming in the ocean then feeling a brush on my leg and hearing an exclamation close by "look there's a seal". I felt very humbled even as a child.

  • @Kyra_of_Kerkyra
    @Kyra_of_Kerkyra 3 года назад +31

    This is just amazing. The fact they basically hold his hand. Wow, magical ❤️❤️❤️

  • @mrminer071166
    @mrminer071166 3 года назад +22

    The man's gone wild. He's not going back. He's off with the kelpies, as they say in Scotland. Fair play to him!

  • @eugeneelyjr3037
    @eugeneelyjr3037 4 года назад +51

    "It squeezes your hand with its flipper"
    And then it starts chewing on your head! 🤣

    • @dragzgaming
      @dragzgaming 4 года назад +3

      Its saying... this is a romantic meal lol

  • @paulmartinez4605
    @paulmartinez4605 4 года назад +38

    They have seen human beings without equipment on. They might have even witnessed someone putting equipment on. They are smart enough to tell what is human and what is equipment.

  • @cortosangeet9392
    @cortosangeet9392 4 года назад +75

    That's really fascinating how the seals are like "hey I know this guy,he comes to play with us again".

  • @michaelbondick575
    @michaelbondick575 2 года назад +2

    How wondrous and beautiful.♥️🦭

  • @DevTheDandy
    @DevTheDandy 4 года назад +14

    I love Seals so adorable ❤

    • @TheDodo
      @TheDodo  4 года назад +2

      beautiful animals!

  • @airslightsky9381
    @airslightsky9381 4 года назад +1139

    I guess you could say their friendship is sealed.
    Imma leave. ._.

  • @bobeefs7336
    @bobeefs7336 4 года назад +16

    Oh my that is so cute

  • @oakwillow4187
    @oakwillow4187 3 года назад +21

    That is so beautiful! Thank you for sharing and proving so elegantly that every living thing has the same emotions as we all do!! much love to you and yours xx

  • @adrianarballo179
    @adrianarballo179 4 года назад +14

    Oh my God this is so freaking adorable 😍

  • @arfriedman4577
    @arfriedman4577 3 года назад +5

    I loved seals since I was a child. It was so beautiful to see the seals playing with you.
    I give you thanks for being a medical dr.