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Just like humans, sea lions apparently are all for efficiency too. A huge South American sea lion spotted some men working in a fish market onshore and decided to pay them a little visit instead of catching his own prey. Sure, why bother when such an opportunity is waiting. But little did he know, it would turn out to be a real sea lion’s paradise!
Seeing all the fish in front of him, the visitor got really excited but kept his cool and patiently waited, hoping the men working with the fish would spoil him with a treat. As soon as one of the men offered him a snack, the great sea lion started waddling around in excitement, hoping there would be more where that came from. As seen in the video, he was not disappointed! Hoping the generosity would continue, he lingered, still waiting for some more fish while the men working in the market tried not to be disturbed by the unexpected visitor and continue with their errands all while being watched by the gigantic creature. Of course, there were some who just couldn’t resist stopping to have a proper look.
A video of a huge sea lion visiting a fish market emerged on the internet
Image credits: Nature Heaven
Image credits: Nature Heaven
They sure did get a good glance, as we are convinced the sea lion stayed for lunch way longer than what is seen in the video. Even though some say he looked famished, it is highly likely he was just a local paying a visit, since sea lions are well known for getting in trouble for stealing fishermen’s prey. We are glad this one turned out to be such a well-mannered beast and was definitely not looking for any trouble.
Image credits: Nature Heaven
Image credits: Nature Heaven
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People’s reactions were mostly positive, however some raised concerns over the sea lion’s actions
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3ke 5 years ago
That fat boy was well behaved. A sea lion his size could do some serious damage but decided to be polite. Smart creatures they are.
ZombieGirl5591 5 years ago
I thought the same thing...I would have been terrified bc he is massive! But yes...so well behaved :)
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DP von Icecream 5 years ago
That wild animal is more well behaved than the majority of children I see running/screaming around every day :-)
Pretty Pangolin 5 years ago
I got a chuckle at "some say he looked famished" - I don't think he's missed any meals lately! Very impressive that he caught the fish on the fly, too.
Tom Grosman 5 years ago (edited)
Seems to me that this is not an unexpected visitor. Given the fishermen’s nonchalance, the animal’s patience and its enormous size, I’d say they’ve been doing this for quite a while.
Johnny 5 years ago
"...sea lions are well known for getting in trouble for stealing fishermen’s prey" Isn't it the fishermen that are stealing the sea lion's prey?
Kimberley Thom 5 years ago
I've never seen a furry sea lion. This one looks like an actual lion with that mane.
Monica small 5 years ago
So long and thanks for all the fish! What a cute big boi. It's amazing to see the size perspective of him next to the man!
Concerned 5 years ago
Training wild animals to go to people for food is a great way to get an arm ripped off then the animal put down because they are a hazard. Don't feed wild animals!
Just a Purpler 5 years ago
Honestly I'm studying wildlife ecology and I completely agree, however it seems the person feeding him is potentially a fisherman, and while it's good to follow standard rules like that, also, you only live once ha. Fisherman understand the sea so, if you don't make it regular and the sea lion comes to you, ha, you never know, maybe the sea lion is secretly protecting there boat from sharks and rounding up all the fish to there boat while they're fishing.
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Christina Sersif 5 years ago
I love how he's just standing in line patiently waiting his turn.
Carol Roeder 5 years ago
Such a deadly but beautiful animal. To keep that boy happy I'd toss him a fish or two to!
Full Name 5 years ago
Hippos kill many humans each year. Seal lions? Not so much.
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Muriel Hamlin 5 years ago
I've never seen or heard of such a huge gentle sea lion, he was so patient in his waiting for a snack..good boy/girl. Thank you humans for being so generous to this gentle lion
Florencia Debernardi 5 years ago
omg, thats where i live! mar del plata, argentina, is literally 30 blocks from my house
Amy Brillon 5 years ago (edited)
Right. Well, people who are crying about a hungry sea lion and taking their food. You do realize there is a VAST ocean out there and fish reproduce at a rate that both human fishing and animals that eat fish can both eat correct? Did you also know that fish lay eggs many many hundreds of miles away from where the fishermen are fishing then swim to where the fishermen are? Please do some research before commenting. This is easily seen as a well behaved sea lion because he has done this before. No employee of a fishing place will just hand out fish to the sea lion. It's already part of the inventory. There was a discussion and they decided to throw him the broken spine ones when he comes or something. This was preplanned. I work at a fishing pier. I see it all the time. They always come begging for fish.
HalfShelli 5 years ago
You’re kidding, right? That’s utopian vision of commercial fishing is not at all how it has worked, since about the 19th century. It’s quite well-known that humans have overfished the bejesus out of many species and many locations, some to near extinction. Have you seen grouper on a menu in the last 25 years? No, you haven’t. And your egg theory is a nice fantasy, but when you’ve taken all the mature fish of reproductive age, there are none left to lay eggs, no matter how far away. Besides, we’re destroying the places they lay eggs as well – hell, they’re finding plastic at the bottom of the Mariana Trench. So, possibly *you* are the one who needs to do a little more research. The results are entire ocean food chains have been devastated, fishing communities completely collapsed. In some cases, all harvesting has been stopped, but some habitats, species, and industries will never recover, and we’re still doing the same thing, in many parts of the world.
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Ashley Fernandes 5 years ago
He has absolutley learned that he will get fed if he goes to the docks where the workers are. People mentioning that humans are taking his food. Yes we are overfishing but animals are smart and will 100% take handouts over doing the work for themselves. That good boy isn't missing any meals any time soon.
Jeff Requier 5 years ago
You know what they do with bear cubs when they get used to being fed by humans? They get shot.
Geri Stevens 5 years ago
Jeff Requier Sea lions aren't known to kill humans. Bears kill humans. Bears are also known to eat humans. You're comparing apples to oranges. Stop.
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Juan Guillermo Fernández 5 years ago
A few years ago, that same Sea lion (well, maybe his cousin) almost bit the head off of then candidate, current president over here...
Wish he had, though. :-/ lobo-5d0a6...d7bab3.jpg 
HalfShelli 5 years ago
Somehow, I sincerely doubt this was the first time this good boi has done this, as the fish mongers did not look the least bit surprised to see him. The sea lion has learned that patience and politeness pay off; sea lions are notoriously intelligent and clever.
sharron lynn parsons 5 years ago
I know that sea lions are big, but this one is HUGE, to compare to the men !!!
Jeri Woodrow 5 years ago
This just proves to me marine life is all endangered! Humankind has overfished ALL the bodies of water & more than sea lions are starving! It makes me sad. Now we need to feed them because we ate all their food!
Full Name 5 years ago
A big fatty sea lion going to where the smell of untold fish are is "proof" that marine life is "all" endangered?
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Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
Maybe we have done too much damage to the oceans and they cannot find enough fish to hunt. Take a look at this about trawl nets, for a taste.
Tora Wookiee Macaw 5 years ago
Big wild creature. Very strong potential man killer. Much better behaved than most Humans. He shames our species with his good manners.
Meyer Weinstock 5 years ago
This creature? Nah. Now, my ex-wife was a man-killer...I am so dead...
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Magpie 5 years ago
I know it would be hard, but I would like to get him specialist Vet checked. This is not really normal behaviour.
Gerry Higgins 5 years ago
Sharing? When he's that big you don't have much choice. Give him some or get out of the way.
Juan Guillermo Fernández 5 years ago
A few years ago that same sea lion (well, maybe his cousin) almost bit off the head of then candidate -now president- resident clown.
Wish he had, though. :-/ lobo-5d0a6...562d0d.jpg 
Václav „Evan“ Mraček 5 years ago
once my friend told me he is sea lion.... i told him "yes, you area fat one" :D
3ke 5 years ago
That fat boy was well behaved. A sea lion his size could do some serious damage but decided to be polite. Smart creatures they are.
ZombieGirl5591 5 years ago
I thought the same thing...I would have been terrified bc he is massive! But yes...so well behaved :)
Load More Replies... DP von Icecream 5 years ago
That wild animal is more well behaved than the majority of children I see running/screaming around every day :-)
Pretty Pangolin 5 years ago
I got a chuckle at "some say he looked famished" - I don't think he's missed any meals lately! Very impressive that he caught the fish on the fly, too.
Tom Grosman 5 years ago (edited)
Seems to me that this is not an unexpected visitor. Given the fishermen’s nonchalance, the animal’s patience and its enormous size, I’d say they’ve been doing this for quite a while.
Johnny 5 years ago
"...sea lions are well known for getting in trouble for stealing fishermen’s prey" Isn't it the fishermen that are stealing the sea lion's prey?
Kimberley Thom 5 years ago
I've never seen a furry sea lion. This one looks like an actual lion with that mane.
Monica small 5 years ago
So long and thanks for all the fish! What a cute big boi. It's amazing to see the size perspective of him next to the man!
Concerned 5 years ago
Training wild animals to go to people for food is a great way to get an arm ripped off then the animal put down because they are a hazard. Don't feed wild animals!
Just a Purpler 5 years ago
Honestly I'm studying wildlife ecology and I completely agree, however it seems the person feeding him is potentially a fisherman, and while it's good to follow standard rules like that, also, you only live once ha. Fisherman understand the sea so, if you don't make it regular and the sea lion comes to you, ha, you never know, maybe the sea lion is secretly protecting there boat from sharks and rounding up all the fish to there boat while they're fishing.
Load More Replies... Christina Sersif 5 years ago
I love how he's just standing in line patiently waiting his turn.
Carol Roeder 5 years ago
Such a deadly but beautiful animal. To keep that boy happy I'd toss him a fish or two to!
Full Name 5 years ago
Hippos kill many humans each year. Seal lions? Not so much.
Load More Replies... Muriel Hamlin 5 years ago
I've never seen or heard of such a huge gentle sea lion, he was so patient in his waiting for a snack..good boy/girl. Thank you humans for being so generous to this gentle lion
Florencia Debernardi 5 years ago
omg, thats where i live! mar del plata, argentina, is literally 30 blocks from my house
Amy Brillon 5 years ago (edited)
Right. Well, people who are crying about a hungry sea lion and taking their food. You do realize there is a VAST ocean out there and fish reproduce at a rate that both human fishing and animals that eat fish can both eat correct? Did you also know that fish lay eggs many many hundreds of miles away from where the fishermen are fishing then swim to where the fishermen are? Please do some research before commenting. This is easily seen as a well behaved sea lion because he has done this before. No employee of a fishing place will just hand out fish to the sea lion. It's already part of the inventory. There was a discussion and they decided to throw him the broken spine ones when he comes or something. This was preplanned. I work at a fishing pier. I see it all the time. They always come begging for fish.
HalfShelli 5 years ago
You’re kidding, right? That’s utopian vision of commercial fishing is not at all how it has worked, since about the 19th century. It’s quite well-known that humans have overfished the bejesus out of many species and many locations, some to near extinction. Have you seen grouper on a menu in the last 25 years? No, you haven’t. And your egg theory is a nice fantasy, but when you’ve taken all the mature fish of reproductive age, there are none left to lay eggs, no matter how far away. Besides, we’re destroying the places they lay eggs as well – hell, they’re finding plastic at the bottom of the Mariana Trench. So, possibly *you* are the one who needs to do a little more research. The results are entire ocean food chains have been devastated, fishing communities completely collapsed. In some cases, all harvesting has been stopped, but some habitats, species, and industries will never recover, and we’re still doing the same thing, in many parts of the world.
Load More Replies... Ashley Fernandes 5 years ago
He has absolutley learned that he will get fed if he goes to the docks where the workers are. People mentioning that humans are taking his food. Yes we are overfishing but animals are smart and will 100% take handouts over doing the work for themselves. That good boy isn't missing any meals any time soon.
Jeff Requier 5 years ago
You know what they do with bear cubs when they get used to being fed by humans? They get shot.
Geri Stevens 5 years ago
Jeff Requier Sea lions aren't known to kill humans. Bears kill humans. Bears are also known to eat humans. You're comparing apples to oranges. Stop.
Load More Replies... Juan Guillermo Fernández 5 years ago
A few years ago, that same Sea lion (well, maybe his cousin) almost bit the head off of then candidate, current president over here...
Wish he had, though. :-/ lobo-5d0a6...d7bab3.jpg
HalfShelli 5 years ago
Somehow, I sincerely doubt this was the first time this good boi has done this, as the fish mongers did not look the least bit surprised to see him. The sea lion has learned that patience and politeness pay off; sea lions are notoriously intelligent and clever.
sharron lynn parsons 5 years ago
I know that sea lions are big, but this one is HUGE, to compare to the men !!!
Jeri Woodrow 5 years ago
This just proves to me marine life is all endangered! Humankind has overfished ALL the bodies of water & more than sea lions are starving! It makes me sad. Now we need to feed them because we ate all their food!
Full Name 5 years ago
A big fatty sea lion going to where the smell of untold fish are is "proof" that marine life is "all" endangered?
Load More Replies... Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
Maybe we have done too much damage to the oceans and they cannot find enough fish to hunt. Take a look at this about trawl nets, for a taste.
Tora Wookiee Macaw 5 years ago
Big wild creature. Very strong potential man killer. Much better behaved than most Humans. He shames our species with his good manners.
Meyer Weinstock 5 years ago
This creature? Nah. Now, my ex-wife was a man-killer...I am so dead...
Load More Replies... Magpie 5 years ago
I know it would be hard, but I would like to get him specialist Vet checked. This is not really normal behaviour.
Gerry Higgins 5 years ago
Sharing? When he's that big you don't have much choice. Give him some or get out of the way.
Juan Guillermo Fernández 5 years ago
A few years ago that same sea lion (well, maybe his cousin) almost bit off the head of then candidate -now president- resident clown.
Wish he had, though. :-/ lobo-5d0a6...562d0d.jpg
Václav „Evan“ Mraček 5 years ago
once my friend told me he is sea lion.... i told him "yes, you area fat one" :D
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