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I don't see how touching it just a little bit would saturate it with your scent so much that the mother wouldn't recognize it...
Sakibou 1 year ago
can ya pat them??
SK1LLZDAK1LLZ 3 years ago
No, unfortunately you can't pet them. Thats why in this video you see the sea lion touching us, but we don't pet it back. It's for two reasons, 1) supposedly if you touch the baby sea lion it gets your scent on it and the mother wont recognize it/accept it and 2) it allows them to see humans as just others there, but not as threats at all.
Urgo6667 3 years ago
Incredible, is October a good time to visit? were you part of a group and did you stay in Ecuador or was it a cruise?
maryann712 3 years ago
I added a link to my Galapagos Playlist in the description of this video if you want to see more.
Myself and a friend went down specifically for the cruise around the islands. We spent two days in Quito Ecuador first, then 10 days on a boat going from island to island in the Galapagos, then overnight in Quito again. We were on a small tour of the islands where there were about 12 passengers total.
Urgo6667 3 years ago
Our trip was the last week of September, and animal spotting wise is around the best time to go. If you go in the spring its not as good for seeing the animals, but the landscape is much greener.
So, yeah the time of year we went is probably the best, but the landscape is a bit bare.
Really hope you are able to visit it sometime. You'll love it.
Urgo6667 3 years ago
Tough call, animals or the plant life...I guess the animals would be my thing too!!
maryann712 3 years ago
That sounds absolutely perfect!!!
maryann712 3 years ago
I LOVED this!! It would have been the hardest thing in the world for me not to touch them. I know it's like feeding bears, etc., but dang... how cute can something be? And if it came right up to you like that? Practically impossible.
dancegypsy 4 years ago
Yeah...... :( It was a harsh rule to follow. I wanted to break it many times because I'm sure other people have as well... but the reason for not touching them was a good reason. Just like birds, if you touch the baby the mother wont reconize it anymore because it has your sent on it... and wont feed or take care of it.
Urgo6667 4 years ago
Actually... (why do I feel compelled to DO this!!!???) ... sorry, ignore the hair-tearing persona trying to get out.
Actually, that's a myth, at least where most songbirds are concerned. If you can get them back in a nest, the mom will carry on without hesitation. Birds are more visually oriented than guided by olfactory cues. (Knowledge gained NOT from Wiki, but from interacting with numerous wildlife rehabilitators.)
dancegypsy 4 years ago
In the case of opossums, though... totally different story. They'll abandon a baby that's crying its heart out to her, with her being within 5 feet of it, if it smells the human scent on it. (The extra 2 cents worth is actually free this time.)
dancegypsy 4 years ago
now im super jealous! we are totally going back, with gabe, when he is older. that way he will have stories to tell when he is in school learning about the Galapagos.
x30xsecsx2xmarsx 4 years ago
Sounds good to me. I was there this time during the dry season. I'd love to go back sometime during the wet season to see all the plant life alive and flourishing too.
Urgo6667 4 years ago