What an amazing moment caught on video. Please SHARE after watching!
From video description:
We landed at Livingston Island to observe a Gentoo penguin colony, and there were also adult elephant seals lounging on the beach. I wasn't expecting to see such a young elephant seal pup, and that's why I sat down to watch and photograph this little guy as soon as I saw him come onto the beach. I was thrilled when he approached me. None of us who were privileged by his company reached out to touch or pet him — we let him touch us and interact with us and stay or leave as he wanted. I think if we hadn't had to go back to our ship when we did, he would have stayed there and taken a long nap next to us.
This encounter was a high point of an amazing expedition that included The Falkland Islands, South Georgia Island, and the Antarctic Peninsula.
