I just googled KP2 to see his status & sure enough, he started clasping people (like they do when they mate), biting, and now is being removed from the wild. If people could just use restraint & watch these animals from 100-150 feet away, they'll have an amazing experience & see natural behaviors. As soon as they start treating it like a dog, they condemn the animal. Can NOAA really let a seal drown a human? How would Molokai residents feel with a little girl bit on the face?
A bite isn't necessary to transmit diseases between seals and dogs, just breathing the same air will do it. As for the cute dog, the SEAL could also get the DOG sick.
Speaking of biting, what if the wild seal bit one of those beautiful kids? Sorry you're offended by information sharing, but surely if more people knew this, they wouldn't let their kids hug a wild animal or put their dogs at risk. Nevermind abt endangering a population of seal that exists in Hawaii and nowhere else on earth!
Did you know that the Hawaiian monk seal is one of the most endangered marine mammals in the world? Please use restraint when viewing these animals in the wild and stay 100 feet away at all times.
Keep dogs away from seals.
Contact with humans or dogs may transmit diseases; an epidemic could cause the seals' extinction.
I just googled KP2 to see his status & sure enough, he started clasping people (like they do when they mate), biting, and now is being removed from the wild. If people could just use restraint & watch these animals from 100-150 feet away, they'll have an amazing experience & see natural behaviors. As soon as they start treating it like a dog, they condemn the animal. Can NOAA really let a seal drown a human? How would Molokai residents feel with a little girl bit on the face?
It's a shame.
808darwin 2 years ago
A bite isn't necessary to transmit diseases between seals and dogs, just breathing the same air will do it. As for the cute dog, the SEAL could also get the DOG sick.
Speaking of biting, what if the wild seal bit one of those beautiful kids? Sorry you're offended by information sharing, but surely if more people knew this, they wouldn't let their kids hug a wild animal or put their dogs at risk. Nevermind abt endangering a population of seal that exists in Hawaii and nowhere else on earth!
808darwin 2 years ago
Did you know that the Hawaiian monk seal is one of the most endangered marine mammals in the world? Please use restraint when viewing these animals in the wild and stay 100 feet away at all times.
Keep dogs away from seals.
Contact with humans or dogs may transmit diseases; an epidemic could cause the seals' extinction.
808darwin 2 years ago
Seriously 808darwin? It looked like that dog was gonna bite his head off! I'm glad you enlightened us with your gay comments!
mxmiles31 2 years ago
Cool.
munden1971 2 years ago
thats so cute!!
shoreline0918 2 years ago
Just saw a CBS News report on KP2. What a sweet creature
aragee 2 years ago
Awesome
stil29 2 years ago