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Sea Lions Appear to Chase Panicked Beach-Goers in San Diego By Ben Hooper
UPI ^ | Ben Hooper | JULY 11, 2022

Posted on 07/11/2022 2:25:43 PM PDT by nickcarraway

A visitor to a southern California beach captured video of beach-goers fleeing in a panic two sea lions appear to aggressively charge after them -- but one expert said the animals may not have been concerned with the humans at all.

Charlianne Yeyna, who posted the now-viral video to TikTok, said the chase began when a woman attempted to take a photo of a sleeping sea lion at La Jolla Cove in San Diego.

"The sea lions were sleeping and were just massive on the beach and I was just watching them and this woman got really close to them, like 4 feet away, and was trying to take a photo of it up close, and it just woke up and started chasing everybody," Yeyna told NBC San Diego.

The sea lions eventually returned to the water and swam off without causing any serious injuries.

A spokesperson for Sea World San Diego reviewed the footage and said the animals may not have been intentionally chasing the humans. The representative said the first sea lion may have simply been fleeing from the second.

"You would really only notice if you watch a lot of sea lion behavior but the fact that one jumps in the water and the other does so quickly after shows they are following one another," the spokesperson said.


TOPICS: Humor; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: lajolla; sealions; wildlife
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Viral Video Shows Sea Lions Chasing La Jolla Cove Visitors
1 posted on 07/11/2022 2:25:43 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Takeaway... don’t relax near Ben Hooper


2 posted on 07/11/2022 2:28:20 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: nickcarraway

I wonder how Ben Hooper panicked the beach-goers.

(Another comment no one will understand once the Mods fix the headline :) )


3 posted on 07/11/2022 2:30:20 PM PDT by JennysCool ("It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled." - Mark Twain)
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To: nickcarraway

Imagine that, wild animals acting like, well...wild animals.


4 posted on 07/11/2022 2:30:47 PM PDT by pfflier
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Of course they were chasing the humans away! That’s what they do! And, I don’t blame them.


5 posted on 07/11/2022 2:32:56 PM PDT by SuzyQue
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To: JennysCool

New movie: Sea Lion - We’re gonna need a bigger beach


6 posted on 07/11/2022 2:49:02 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: nickcarraway

Ha dummies. I’ve been chased and bumped and attacked a few times by elephant seals. They like their fishing territory and like to be left alone.


7 posted on 07/11/2022 2:54:33 PM PDT by Karliner (Heb 4:12 Rom 8:28 Rev 3, "...This is the end of the beginning." Churchill)
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To: Gene Eric

Just imagine how Mr. Hooper must have felt; watching those people being chased right by him.


8 posted on 07/11/2022 3:02:58 PM PDT by Mr. Lucky
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To: Mr. Lucky

lol


9 posted on 07/11/2022 3:06:12 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: nickcarraway

the chase began when a woman attempted to take a photo of a sleeping sea lion at La Jolla Cove in San Diego.

The woman is sans clue about wild animals. The first clue is the word “lion” in the name. You’ve got your chicken on the sea and you’ve got your lion of the sea. Don’t mess with the lion of the sea.


10 posted on 07/11/2022 3:06:13 PM PDT by Flick Lives
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I had no idea San Diego was by Ben Hooper!

Pretty impressive for just one guy!


11 posted on 07/11/2022 3:09:49 PM PDT by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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To: nickcarraway
Hooper?


12 posted on 07/11/2022 3:15:10 PM PDT by Pilsner
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To: nickcarraway
Back in the day, a shipmate and myself did several night dives off la jolla for lobster.

Nights so dark a flashlight on the beach was a navigation guide back.

Tasty critters, lobster.

13 posted on 07/11/2022 3:15:29 PM PDT by chief lee runamok (Anti-Socialist Derelict at Large)
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To: Gene Eric

Idiots think wildlife is like a Disney cartoon.

They got off easy.


14 posted on 07/11/2022 3:22:07 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
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To: Pilsner; SaveFerris

Visit Ben Hooper. And don’t forget to check out his infamous scar.


15 posted on 07/11/2022 3:29:20 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: metmom

Indeed they did.


16 posted on 07/11/2022 3:29:50 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Gene Eric

Honestly, part of me wishes there would be fewer good endings to wild animal encounters by clueless lefttards.

Maybe a few serious health endangering endings would wake a few people up.


17 posted on 07/11/2022 3:33:03 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
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To: metmom

All I could think of were the “Beachmasters” from Disney’s “Seal Island”


18 posted on 07/11/2022 3:39:39 PM PDT by Roccus (First we beat the Nazis........Then we defeated the Soviets....... Now, we are them.)
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To: Roccus

Seal Island

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CVRe-bJPHb8


19 posted on 07/11/2022 3:46:13 PM PDT by Roccus (First we beat the Nazis........Then we defeated the Soviets....... Now, we are them.)
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To: metmom

Unlikely we’d see an increase in the collective wisdom. So we’ll need to settle on the Darwinian gratification ;)


20 posted on 07/11/2022 5:20:33 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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