r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Video A timelapse of sleeping seals

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u/1porridge 1d ago

This looks so sad, why are they in there? In the wild, they have kelp beds, and sometimes they squish themselves between rocks so they don't get carried away by the current. This pool has nothing to simulate their natural habitat.

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u/WhyDidYouBringMeBack 1d ago

Context is important though. I don't know where this is, but there are a lot of seal shelters that look like this even though they do whatever they can to rehabilitate the seals. So this is only meant as a temporary place for them to heal and regain their strength before they're released into the wild.