It’s insane. These are not nice creatures to start with.
BUT they being in the sea.
When I lived in SF, I’d go down to the beach to watch them. A lot of people did.
“ These are not nice creatures to start with”
Yup, they don’t call them Sea LIONS for nothing. Saw them over run docks on the Oregon coast. Heard of many people the found that out the hard way trying to pet these cute little critters.