The baby sea lion jumped onto the boat and wanted to be petted, but the truth was completely different
While the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) rowing team was practicing, a baby sea lion jumped onto the boat. It started hugging the female practitioner's leg and cooed, wanting to be caressed, but upon closer inspection, something was wrong.
The girl recounted that while they were practicing rowing, this baby sea lion approached and began climbing onto their boat. After that, he cooed and hugged her leg and fell asleep for a while. Perhaps he had lost his mother and needed help. So she immediately let it sleep on the boat and called the animal rescue team to help.
Experts say this sea lion cub is severely malnourished. Normally, this animal will not actively approach humans. Maybe because it lost its mother, it cannot feed itself because it is less than 1 year old. year old. They also said that if the girl released this animal into the sea, it could die in the near future.
Currently it is being well cared for at the center and its health is gradually stabilizing. Experts say they will release it back into the wild once it is big enough and can feed itself. Luckily, the girl did the right thing…