Baby elephant seal interrupts wildlife photographer in the most wholesome way by snuggling to keep her warm in the freezing snow: 'They think she's one of them!'

Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager

Jan 27, 2025 11:00 AM EST

Ah, sweet Mondays. Actually, Mondays are quite bitter if we're being honest. You have to leave the warm comfort of your bed and blankets early in the morning to take the doggo out for a walk, then rush back in time to get to work at 9 AM. Gone are the hours of lounging around in your pajamas and chill weekend vibes, now we actually have to do things. Even if all we want is to do is stay under our weighted blanket and hide until Friday. If you don't have a weighted blanket, you're missing out.

There are so many options for weighted blankets nowadays. You scented ones, waterproof ones, and even ones that look, feel, and act like baby seals! Okay, if it looks, feels, and acts like a baby elephant seal, it might actually be one. While trying to snap some pics of nature, one wildlife photographer got approached by a few baby elephant seals (which, by the way, are over 200 pounds!). They proceeded to snuggle her and give her a moment she will never forget. Scroll down to watch the hilarious video below!

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Can you imagine how funny this would be? Imagine a bunch of seals just flopping over to you and lying on top of you. That is something that will most likely never happen to us. At least she stayed warm though, that's over 200 pounds of blubber and hilarity!
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When we said we loved our weighted blanket, we didn't mean this much. Our blanket maybe weighs around 5-ish pounds. Certainly not more than 10. There must be a healthy medium in between 5-10 pounds and over 200. More like a crushing blanket if it wasn't so playful.
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