believing you can fly
Somedays are tougher than others. Everyone has moments of despair and are left with the simple self-reflection that it is pointless but that should never stop you from putting your best foot forward and taking a shot at it anyway. This is what I am reminded of when I see this photo of a Southern Elephant Seal that I took in the South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula last season.
These animals are huge, smelly, lack quite a lot when it comes to general manners and do not understand the concept to or how to play the quiet game. However, they are capable of tremendous feats that are beyond any humans' capabilities. They can hold their breath for hours and dive down to over 1,000m|3,000ft just to hunt for food. They have a difficult life just so they can survive and potentially have the opportunity to breed with a group of females. That is if they are lucky enough and large enough survive to their breeding age and are able to defeat all competing males on their breeding beach once they are at that age.
However, this photo does make me smile, as I think he is attempting to flap those tiny little flippers he uses to steer with under the water and simply fly away. That would be a sight to see a few tonne marine mammal taking flight - highly, highly unlikely but hey...
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Interesting not: You can see where they flippers bend about half way - that is actually where his wrist is located. His elbow joint is not exposed as part of the flipper and is located internally Cool, eh?
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I shall do
Haha
I am glad it made you smile and laugh
Hello thomasjmitchell, what a nice photograph, you made me smile. great. incredible that they can hold their breath for so long. Thanks for making me smile. Much success.
You are very welcome! I m happy that you enjoyed the photo and post
This photo is very funny 😂
Your friend is great, he is giving us a great message. Please, give it five the next time that you see it 😄🖐️💙
Hahaha!! I will do my best but don't like my chances
This animals seem to me as if he is going to clap
he is looking innocent.
Hahaha! he does. little bit. they are very amusing animals to watch and I can easily to do for hours when I am down that part of the world
Lovely photo and they are the kind animal!! @roxane![please.gif](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://ipfs.busy.org/ipfs/QmdD2psxmA25GVo73NAu84BqcFth5xpTJUnj8qXYw3ZEsf)
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