Sea Lion Becomes Land Hazard on Washington Road

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Some drivers in Washington State recently experienced a marvelous marine mammal sight when a sea lion made its way onto a road during a rainy weekday afternoon. The impressive, majestic fellow could have been lost, or possibly was going for a stroll in the classic dampness of the Pacific Northwest. And the lucky drivers nearby didn’t even have to pay for an experience that surely would be popular at any zoo or aquarium.

Local officials, accompanied by an agent from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, were able to coax the breathtaking beast off the road and into a nearby river. The officials could be heard gently speaking to the marvelous mammal as it was chaperoned away, and the splendid sea lion could be heard saying, “Wow, what’s the deal with cars these days? Every time I visit a road, they have less and less personality and all look the same. I’m glad I live in the water, I can tell you that.”

Experts note that sea lions may visit land for numerous reasons, including taking a rest, escaping predators, and adjusting body temperature. “Also, sometimes we just want to give the locals a thrill,” said a sea lion nearby. “And of course give some good material to the local news – throw them a bone, or delicious fish, as it were.”

“One time I thought I saw a sea lion blocking a road,” said a New York City resident. “But it turned out it was just a shopping cart stuffed with garbage bags that were full of irregular items from a Dollar Store clearance sale. But in some ways, the loaded shopping cart full of capitalist debris was just as beautiful and sublime as a full-grown sea lion.”

The sea lion road blockage actually would have been remedied earlier, but a local official responding to reports of a seal on the road turned back when there was no seal present. “I was told there was a seal, and when I only saw a sea lion, I left the scene because I assumed this was not the incident in question. Call me a stickler, but people need to be accurate in their descriptions.” The official, who has been divorced three times and has few friends, continued, “Seals and sea lions are very different pinnipeds. Sea lions have ear flaps, can rotate their flippers to walk, and are more vocal than seals. It’s not difficult, folks, to correctly report a situation.”

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