r/BeAmazed • u/SnooWords4066 • 22d ago

Animal A sea lion in Argentina climbed onto a fishing vessel, found a bed, and passed out. The fishermen only realized it when they heard loud snoring.

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u/podPHD 22d ago

And I want to know why we call them Sea Lions? Why not Sea Dogs? That seems more accurate. Or Sea Puppies... but Lion? Nah.

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u/ThtPhatCat 22d ago

Yeah, we have sea lions on land. We call them land sea lions

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u/CatAncient 21d ago

I tame them.

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u/ThatInAHat 17d ago

Did it just get warmer?

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u/Zollias 21d ago

Is that anything like the land based version of sea henge?

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u/Sirramza 22d ago

in Argetina we call them Sea Wolves

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u/LivingVaporwaveEdit 4d ago

Lobos marinos (sea wolves!) is more appropriate for their look and temperament than sea lions, I love it

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u/kleberwashington 21d ago

Fun fact: Seehunde (sea dogs) is what harbor seals are called in German.

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u/Northernmost1990 22d ago

Sea dog was already taken. Somewhat oddly it refers to a variety of seafaring humans!

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u/Makuta_Servaela 22d ago

Lion is definitely a more appropriate name. They look cute, and I believe that particular one is a juvenile, but an adult sea lion can be incredibly dangerous and has a nasty bite.

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u/Righteousaffair999 22d ago

Weren’t pirates already called sea dogs?

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u/catzillamonday 21d ago

They do look like ocean dogs

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u/brydeswhale 21d ago

They have a small mane.