The Hidden Seals Of Siberia (Wildlife Documentary)

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  • Опубликовано: 25 янв 2018
  • In this freshwater lake, there is a hidden family of seals living there.
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  • @gfriend..
    @gfriend.. 4 года назад +80

    I love seals. theyre so clumsy and adorably cute

  • @everlastinglife5978
    @everlastinglife5978 2 года назад +19

    "shy seals who avoid any contact with humans" but all I can think of is that video with the adorable seal getting pets from the fishermen.

  • @pentalway
    @pentalway 5 лет назад +71

    "virtual ball of fat" LMAO

  • @darlingnikki1353
    @darlingnikki1353 5 лет назад +69

    What beautiful animals. So furry and plump! 💘 them!

  • @Audrey-fr4nx
    @Audrey-fr4nx 6 лет назад +286

    "By the end of April, she's four times fatter - and wearing a sparkling grey coat." Me.

  • @dave1986R
    @dave1986R 2 года назад +35

    I first leaned about Baikal on Planet Earth but this has taught me so much more. These freshwater seals and the sponges and crustaceans make Baikal more like a freshwater ocean than a giant alpine lake. The seals are adorable. I thought it was cute how they named that one Baikal Seal pup Nadia.

    • @everlastinglife5978
      @everlastinglife5978 2 года назад +2

      I want those seals in lake superior

    • @riokinsey2134
      @riokinsey2134 Год назад

      I wished they had named her " Shit monger." That would've been a good name, also. Maybe next time .

  • @simonbutler9638
    @simonbutler9638 4 года назад +37

    A seal is my favourite animal!

  • @bokchoiman
    @bokchoiman 5 лет назад +46

    Referencing their claws: "these enable the virtual balls of fat to haul themselves across the ice at speed"

  • @zatetic4707
    @zatetic4707 6 лет назад +147

    A beautiful lake. They didn't mention anything pollution levels in the lake. Let's hope it is low and stays low.

    • @nickyboy22071989
      @nickyboy22071989 5 лет назад +5

      They're starting to clean it up since the last 6 years.

    • @Raison_d-etre
      @Raison_d-etre 5 лет назад +11

      @[S]-Rachel Ouellette More than one paper mill exists there, though. The biggest problem though is global warming. If temperature there keeps rising these seals will find it tougher to survive.

    • @Adamz678
      @Adamz678 4 года назад +4

      @j They should house some of those seals in lake superior, be a great environment for them and they wouldn't hurt the ecosystem like other "introduced" species.

    • @diesirae8954
      @diesirae8954 3 года назад +11

      @@Adamz678 No, only Russia can get exclusive freshwater seal.

    • @Adamz678
      @Adamz678 3 года назад +1

      @@diesirae8954 For a better chance of the species survival, I'd think it would be a good idea.

  • @fusion325
    @fusion325 2 года назад +11

    forced to eat cement when he was 6

  • @jonhart-dj7fn
    @jonhart-dj7fn Год назад +9

    This was beautiful.. always wondered how they survived the ice..sad though they are hunted by permit .. amazing animals ty for this film!

  • @Invisibleplqnetsmusic
    @Invisibleplqnetsmusic 3 года назад +28

    Perfect animal to be called a nerpa. A derpy animal like a seal

    • @0mgskillz96
      @0mgskillz96 2 года назад +9

      I don’t know if you care, but the russian word ”nerpa” is actually a loan word from my language. We Livvi people are the indigenous people of Lake Ladoga (the biggest lake in Europe where my grandparents lived, we used to hunt the seal before the industrialisation and mass exploitation of the area which almost made the species go extinct) and we have an freshwater ringed seal species that has been isolated for almost 10 thousand years and we call it ”njuorpu/njorpu”. That’s were Russian ”nerpa” comes from. Finnish people also call their isolated freshwater ringed seal ”norppa” and both the seal and the word are related, since Ladoga and Saimaa are connected by the Vuokša/Vuoksi river and we both are Finnic people..

    • @IgneousExtrusive
      @IgneousExtrusive Год назад +1

      ​@@0mgskillz96 I love learning about Finnish and native Siberian languages! They sound so beautiful to me.

  • @IceManLikeGervin
    @IceManLikeGervin 6 лет назад +30

    Fresh water seals- very interesting!

  • @zanka53
    @zanka53 5 лет назад +24

    8:45

  • @jlark2077
    @jlark2077 2 года назад +5

    8:32 That post thanksgiving feeling

  • @raphaelmatthewbaes1787
    @raphaelmatthewbaes1787 11 месяцев назад +3

    4:05 that sponge gave me the finger

  • @ralphtuttila3096
    @ralphtuttila3096 6 лет назад +69

    There are other locations where freshwater seals exist; A few in Finland, The Saimaa ringed seal (Finnish: Saimaannorppa) is a subspecies of ringed seal (Pusa hispida). They are among the most endangered seals in the world, having a total population of only about 380 individuals.[2] The only existing population of these seals is found in Lake Saimaa, Finland (hence the name). They have lived in complete isolation from other ringed seal species for around 9,500 years and have diverged into a morphologically and ecologically different subspecies of ringed seal[3]. The population is descended from ringed seals that were separated from the rest when the land rose after the last ice age. This seal, along with the Ladoga seal and the Baikal seal, is one of the few living freshwater seals.

    • @isa-cq4gk
      @isa-cq4gk 5 лет назад +15

      ralph tuttila they are the only exclusively fresh water seals

    • @Bend_U_Over
      @Bend_U_Over 4 года назад +1

      @@isa-cq4gk
      True!

    • @diesirae8954
      @diesirae8954 3 года назад

      These are the only Fresh water seals on the planet, you can search it up on the internet.

    • @brq267
      @brq267 2 года назад +1

      Dude, if you want to copy from Wikipedia, at least remember to delete the citation numbers first

  • @mckatelynchristensen
    @mckatelynchristensen 2 года назад +27

    Did anyone else notice he said these seals grow 6 feet long and weigh 340 pounds? He must be talking about a completely different species from the ocean. These are tiny seals.

    • @d.g4466
      @d.g4466 2 года назад +4

      They split from arctic ring seal and are a close relative to the caspian seal the only other land locked seal. It’s believed they are smaller do to a similar effect as island dwarfism.

    • @mckatelynchristensen
      @mckatelynchristensen 2 года назад +4

      Yes, I figured that because the lake species is smallest species in world only half that size. Overall the documentary was very good and informative so I was surprised they messed this up.

    • @marcopohl4875
      @marcopohl4875 6 месяцев назад +2

      And they can hold their breath for 45 minutes. Orcas, which have a larger lung volume due to being bigger and are better adapted to living under water than seals, can only hold their breath for 15 minutes.

  • @nouneyhill9795
    @nouneyhill9795 2 года назад +3

    Yes, I heard about these seals. It is good to hear more about this area...

  • @danielapineros5091
    @danielapineros5091 Год назад

    Thank you so much for this video ! I love seals

  • @andremoraes1391
    @andremoraes1391 4 года назад +3

    Totally awesome video film

  • @PAULLONDEN
    @PAULLONDEN 6 лет назад +9

    Captivating stuff....Again...no animal is safe though.....

  • @ksidthekid237
    @ksidthekid237 3 года назад +7

    very cute animals

  • @donnasoelberg-stricklan7194
    @donnasoelberg-stricklan7194 6 лет назад +9

    Great video. Thank you Wild Things!

    • @Raison_d-etre
      @Raison_d-etre 5 лет назад

      You do know that Wild Things didn't produce these programs, right?

  • @kristinawashington1773
    @kristinawashington1773 5 лет назад +3

    Wonderful. :)

  • @vgamedude12
    @vgamedude12 5 лет назад +51

    I couldnt kill one of those cute little things

    • @sivenikki9620
      @sivenikki9620 3 года назад +4

      I could never 😥

    • @patrik9328
      @patrik9328 2 года назад +5

      Its unforgivable to kill cute seal, no matter why

    • @justforrow
      @justforrow Год назад

      I would kill whoever tried to kill them

  • @yurigabrilovich2190
    @yurigabrilovich2190 3 года назад +4

    Saw them last June Great place

  • @saffronvenom7152
    @saffronvenom7152 5 лет назад +18

    they recorded a hunter killing a seal and did absolutely nothing about it

    • @invalidusername6809
      @invalidusername6809 4 года назад +11

      sir coolguy I’m guessing from the word cull and them being described as “official hunters” it’s something to maintain seal populations from becoming too high or to allow to fur market to profit in an organised and more sustainable way however I couldn’t say for certain. Either way as far as i am aware the seals aren’t endangered or protected and the hunters need money at the end of the day so they have no real justification to stop them.

    • @MrPepe360
      @MrPepe360 4 года назад +2

      Don’t be so dense child

    • @erikblough5123
      @erikblough5123 4 года назад

      sir coolguy
      Good probably because they are vicious predators that need to be kept in check, losers

    • @EagleChrysaetos
      @EagleChrysaetos 2 года назад +11

      It said he was doing it legally and officially, so...even if they disagreed with what he was doing, they couldn't really stop him? They're a documentary crew from a totally different country, not the Siberian wildlife police.

    • @maryam4701
      @maryam4701 2 года назад +1

      I agree whit you

  • @tylerspunucious7420
    @tylerspunucious7420 2 года назад +8

    Wayyyy too much time spent on the native hunters. Who cares about them? I don't want to know about their lives, I'm here for the weird seals.

    • @IgneousExtrusive
      @IgneousExtrusive Год назад +2

      I care. I find their lives interesting as well.

  • @StarcleBlaze
    @StarcleBlaze 3 года назад +12

    They need fibsh

  • @typryor2227
    @typryor2227 Месяц назад +1

    I came for the seals, but man, there’s some other strange organisms in lake Bikal I had no idea existed!

  • @theebigda
    @theebigda 2 года назад +9

    It would be cool to introduce these seals into the Great Lakes.

    • @AgamemnonVsSocratesAandS
      @AgamemnonVsSocratesAandS 2 года назад +2

      That would be interesting...its a niche left largely unfilled in the region, closest would be otters. Other than humans I feel like theres a lack of predators, especially in Michigan, Erie, and Ontario. Maybe black bears?

    • @theebigda
      @theebigda 2 года назад +3

      @@AgamemnonVsSocratesAandS The Great Lakes already have invasives that were brought over in ballast water from the Black Sea, like zebra and quagga mussels as well as the round goby fish.

    • @AgamemnonVsSocratesAandS
      @AgamemnonVsSocratesAandS 2 года назад +2

      @@theebigda ya...I just dont think more invasive species is a good idea. Still an interesting thought though! Maybe if seals were in the lakes in recent history and reintroduced, sorta like how a lot of eastern states from Illinois east want to reintroduce elk, bear, bison, and cougar

    • @theebigda
      @theebigda 2 года назад +2

      @@AgamemnonVsSocratesAandS Yup. They reintroduced elk in Wisconsin.

    • @brq267
      @brq267 2 года назад

      Looks like it's time for another round of invasive species... again

  • @martinliu4938
    @martinliu4938 3 года назад +5

    How the chuck did Sandra grow to adult still wait for mother to return with food the whole time...magic

  • @samantha123d
    @samantha123d 3 года назад +11

    15:48 v i r t u a l b a l l o f f a t

  • @agb471
    @agb471 2 года назад +1

    I see..
    *Cute water dogs.*

  • @alexcarrion4450
    @alexcarrion4450 3 года назад

    I love fresh water. Nice and cold 🤤

    • @ASHERUISE
      @ASHERUISE 2 года назад +1

      Are you a seal?

  • @Urubuss
    @Urubuss 2 года назад +3

    the mermaids are so cute 😊

  • @sod8534
    @sod8534 3 года назад +4

    That seal will never know its name

  • @zzzzzz4556
    @zzzzzz4556 2 года назад +1

    Round! & Ro-tound!!

  • @Jacek1985r
    @Jacek1985r 5 лет назад +19

    Beautiful creatures, let's keep them in safe and peace far from seal hunters(humans). Ban seal hunting !!

  • @aaronyandell2929
    @aaronyandell2929 5 лет назад +10

    *poking you with my stubby, flipper claws*
    Excuse me! You're in my way!

  • @looqischmidt536
    @looqischmidt536 4 года назад +11

    Amazing lake! Hunters use the same hunting techniques as Inuit in Greenland.

  • @frootsaled1065
    @frootsaled1065 5 лет назад +7

    its like the pure black harp seal

  • @jessiefox3739
    @jessiefox3739 4 года назад +1

    Cute :D

  • @cavanshirav
    @cavanshirav 4 года назад +1

    Why do you have background music so loud? It is really frustrating.

  • @lennykitty6771
    @lennykitty6771 5 лет назад +3

    Nadia... Queen. Fucking legend.

  • @shawnsatrinarodriguez4429
    @shawnsatrinarodriguez4429 6 лет назад +3

    Awwwww

  • @sammythewarrior
    @sammythewarrior 5 лет назад +24

    Sea sausages

  • @iaiki3977
    @iaiki3977 2 года назад +1

    this is the best seal

  • @romangalo3395
    @romangalo3395 2 года назад

    heccin' sea doggos !

  • @mattcook7881
    @mattcook7881 4 года назад +1

    Not gonna bother fact checking the whole thing, but if nothing else, although they got the width about right, it's 395 miles long, not 80. Minor mistake.

  • @emtplacebo
    @emtplacebo 5 лет назад +16

    Why cull the seals? What do they do with the kills?

    • @Nutmeg-
      @Nutmeg- 5 лет назад +2

      Probably sell it in small towns or feed their families.

    • @Raison_d-etre
      @Raison_d-etre 5 лет назад +12

      The pelts are worth money, obviously. They are in no danger of extinction at the moment, but the quotas are set a bit higher than I'd like.

    • @erikblough5123
      @erikblough5123 4 года назад +1

      emtplacebo eat them dumb ass. Wtf the Siberian people have a culture to respect a lot more than social justice. Wow democrats are dumb

    • @atomicpenguin074
      @atomicpenguin074 4 года назад +1

      @@erikblough5123 We are fully aware of the culture of Siberia, but we also dont want seals to die ( I have nothing to do with democrats)

    • @diesirae8954
      @diesirae8954 3 года назад

      @@atomicpenguin074 Seals will be killed whether you like it or not.

  • @rugvedkulkarni1593
    @rugvedkulkarni1593 4 года назад +2

    Are not saimaa ringed seals also freshwater? these are not the only freshwater seal in the world.

  • @Cvonreventlow
    @Cvonreventlow 10 месяцев назад +1

  • @canadian_american84
    @canadian_american84 Год назад

    Love all you do but can you please turn the music down...pretty please with some sugar on top(I mean I been asking for months)

  • @rodrigoalberto4171
    @rodrigoalberto4171 Год назад +1

    At 8:45 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @daltonswinney7077
    @daltonswinney7077 5 лет назад +3

    Only animal to sound like a Tuscan raider

  • @maylinlyon190
    @maylinlyon190 3 года назад +6

    How could anyone hunt these wonderful creatures 😰😪😡😤

    • @johnmudd6453
      @johnmudd6453 2 года назад +1

      Survival

    • @d.g4466
      @d.g4466 2 года назад +1

      Population control bears ain’t there to do it in winter

    • @janpostma5381
      @janpostma5381 2 года назад +1

      For food and pop control. We shoot rabbits duck and deer.

  • @rubystaging237
    @rubystaging237 4 года назад +3

    What do these seals have to fear? Humans, Sharks and Bears

    • @blurboy124
      @blurboy124 3 года назад

      @Martin with the exception of the bull shark and a few others

    • @diesirae8954
      @diesirae8954 3 года назад +1

      @@blurboy124 There are no bull sharks in Lake Baikal...

    • @bruhm4571
      @bruhm4571 3 года назад

      @@blurboy124 B E A R

  • @Cam.co17776
    @Cam.co17776 2 года назад

    I feel like they should move some seals to other fresh water places like the Greta lakes.

  • @EnterZockt
    @EnterZockt 4 года назад

    24:05 "You wanna fucking fight? Come closer and I kick ya asses!"

  • @katiedambrozio9352
    @katiedambrozio9352 3 года назад

    Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat freshwater Seals

  • @Alisa-um6xj
    @Alisa-um6xj 3 года назад

    👍👍👍👍

  • @BBMacLean
    @BBMacLean 4 года назад +1

    What kind of animal is this? Aligator dog or fish cat?

  • @supokanatm3435
    @supokanatm3435 5 лет назад +2

    Bruh what about the finnish ones

  • @tresjolieme81
    @tresjolieme81 2 года назад

    they sure dont look hungry

  • @BBMacLean
    @BBMacLean 4 года назад +1

    Are the seals kind of like a turtle dog?please I don’t understand!

    • @apchistuz
      @apchistuz 2 года назад

      Yes, but actually no

  • @Weduseg
    @Weduseg 3 месяца назад +1

    hes literally me

  • @tonybarde2572
    @tonybarde2572 3 года назад +1

    Lake Doggo

  • @neil-my-boi
    @neil-my-boi Месяц назад +1

    Hi! Did you call me

  • @bigjimmy3792
    @bigjimmy3792 2 года назад +1

    Who else ended up here from Daily Dose Of Internet?

  • @speedyskills1294
    @speedyskills1294 4 года назад

    Y'all out here with your 360p quality

    • @IWantToBelieve1
      @IWantToBelieve1 3 года назад +2

      It’s an old video, but still good, who cares

  • @heuz_usu
    @heuz_usu 5 месяцев назад +1

    never allowed to hunt seals😡

  • @lancekokojan943
    @lancekokojan943 3 года назад

    Who's here after that Tiktok

  • @mrorangepeel659
    @mrorangepeel659 Год назад +2

    Sea sausage

    • @Wild-Siberia
      @Wild-Siberia Год назад +2

      But this is fresh water :D So lake sausage?

  • @andyeighttre
    @andyeighttre 2 года назад +1

    They look like Portland Oregon hipster women.

  • @OtherM112594
    @OtherM112594 4 месяца назад

    Every day my love for seals swells like Natya’s fat stores

  • @HappB5
    @HappB5 10 месяцев назад +1

    HIDDEN CHONK BOIS

  • @MrSpeedholic
    @MrSpeedholic 6 лет назад +8

    not the only freshwater seal as they claim

    • @isa-cq4gk
      @isa-cq4gk 5 лет назад +6

      Matti Lampi the are the only exclusively freshwater seal

    • @Bend_U_Over
      @Bend_U_Over 4 года назад +1

      @@isa-cq4gk
      No, they aren't. There's 3 lakes in the world that has freshwater seals, 1 in Finland and 2 in Russia.

    • @TYom8912
      @TYom8912 4 года назад +5

      @@Bend_U_Over The only true freshwater seal species is the Baikal seal, locally named Nerpa. The others are the subspecies or colonies of regular saltwater seals. check your "FACTS" before comment

    • @Bend_U_Over
      @Bend_U_Over 4 года назад +1

      @@TYom8912 you are right mate.

  • @bsb3045
    @bsb3045 6 лет назад +3

    Change title

  • @sugiyantoedi8
    @sugiyantoedi8 5 лет назад +3

    fresh Water Doggos?

  • @philipmendisco6656
    @philipmendisco6656 2 года назад

    Soviet seals. 13 million of them died in Stalins aqua-gulags