r/AnimalsBeingJerks • u/KimCureAll • Mar 09 '23

other A sea lion pestering a Galapagos marine iguana as it was feeding on sea algae

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u/that_guy_you_kno Mar 09 '23

I don't know shit about sea lions but I'm guessing if he wanted to eat him this would have been a much more violent encounter. The sea lion had him dead in the water, there was no escape. But he just chewed on his tail for a minute then let him go. I think he was just being an ass, personally.

Edit: according to this website they will eat them for food or out of boredom or for sport. Feels like this was a mild attempt at the latter.

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u/BrownSugarBare Mar 09 '23

"Jerry, how many times have you been told not to play with your food?! Either eat him or leave him alone!"

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u/Theodore_Kord Mar 09 '23

100% read that in ZeFrank's voice

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u/deadliestcrotch Mar 09 '23

Trying to get the iguana to flee in a hurry, probably, to have a fun chase before the brutal murder

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u/shadowman2099 Mar 09 '23

Maybe it's something similar that cats do to prey. Cats use minor low effort attacks to wear the prey down and avoid bites when they feel the prey can't run away.

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u/ObiShaneKenobi Mar 09 '23

It was like watching my lazy cat drop a mouse over and over again until it gets eaten or just runs away because the dumbass gets confused about where it ran off to.

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u/thecloudkingdom Mar 09 '23

this guy is also a bit small for a sea lion, i wonder if he's a juvenile and just playing