Baby Sea Lion Takes A Serious Liking To Tourist On The Beach

Brent is an animal lover and nature enthusiast. He has travelled to the Galapagos Islands to experience some of the most diverse and fascinating life on the planet. An avid scuba diver, he explores the underwater world just as much as he explores the world on land.Show more

On the small Island of Cristobal, Brent went for a walk along a beach that is inhabited by a colony of sea lions. As the females lounged and nursed their young, the bull sea lion wallowed in the shallows. Brent stood back a respectful distance and watched the babies basking in the sunshine. But one of the babies was watching him with equal fascination.

Young sea lions are playful, friendly, and very curious. As tempting as it would be to interact with the animals or even pet them, there are strict laws in place to keep people from doing so. The smell of a human on a baby sea lion will almost definitely cause the mother to abandon her baby. Brent knows this well and he maintains his distance, but the sea lion has other ideas. As Brent begins to walk away, the sea lion ambles after him, reluctant to see him go.

Brent is delighted with the sea lion's reaction and he comments that the baby seems to like him. He watches the baby and smiles widely. Then he notices that other young sea lions have taken an interest and they are coming at him from all directions. Brent might as well open a sea lion daycare to look after his new friends. He is certainly a sea lion whisperer.