Two sea lions “drown” in the kisses of a reporter of a local TV station in the USA, with the footage going viral.
Juliana Bruno reported live from the opening of an outdoor festival in a picturesque village, Altamont, in upstate New York. He decided to stand between two sea lions.
Hilarious moment sea lion kisses TV reporter live on-air pic.twitter.com/eJS6W4SiX2
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) August 14, 2024
“This is probably the closest I’ve ever been to a sea lion,” she says as the sea lion to her right begins to lean toward her, almost touching her microphone.
“And now I don’t want to leave,” the reporter says, as the News 10 anchors can be heard laughing from the studio. “I feel like we’re a family now,” the reporter continues, as the sea lion rests his head on her shoulder.
Sea lions in love
The reporter tried to finish the live broadcast as she burst out laughing with the sea lions on top of her. She finally managed to contain her laughter, introducing the two sea lions to the audience as Sarah and Ava. This prompts the presenter from the studio to tell her “Sarah likes you Juliana. Thanks for the laughs you gave us this morning.”
The video has since received more than 336,000 views (unfortunately not available in Europe) while Giuliana Bruno is being congratulated on her journalistic success.
What are sea lions?
According to Wikipedia, sea lions are marine mammals characterized by ear flaps, long front flippers, the ability to walk on all fours, and short, fine hair. Together with fur seals they form the family Otariidae, the sea lions, which includes six extant species and one extinct (the Japanese sea lion) in five genera.
Their distribution extends from the subarctic to tropical waters of all oceans and the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, excluding the Atlantic Ocean. The average lifespan is 20-30 years.
A male California sea lion weighs an average of 300 kilograms and is about 2.4 meters long, while a female sea lion weighs 100 kilograms and is 1.8 meters long.
The largest sea lion is the Steller’s sea lion which can weigh 1 ton and reach a length of 3 meters. Sea lions consume large amounts of food and have been known to eat 5–8% of their body weight (about 6.8–15.9 kilograms) in one meal.
