January 5, 2007: Writing sea lion
 

http://cellar.org/2006/writingsealion.jpg

Caught by Spluch is this fine AFP story and image, the official caption and photo credit:
"Wild boar", he wrote. It makes you wonder whether they wait until he's done writing, and then figure out which slashes correspond to a Chinese character.

Meant to say "I'm bored."

Is it just me, or does the bottom figure look like a human bending over?

They read it wrong, the sea lion is doing fractions. 1/42

Yes! It's obviously a person throwing a fish. And the cheering crowd is represented by the person with spread arms above it.

Jonao san is simply stating a desire for "More fissssh please!"

http://www.cellar.org/iotd.php?threadid=7840

I don't know about you, but it seems like he's gotten better since last time.

Durn, another one where I forgot about the earlier entry!

I used to remember all of them, but it gets impossible... this is the 1909th one!

That really looks like someone got him started with the right character, and then shoved a brush in his mouth for a photo op. I need video.

Mom, camp is ok but boring. send more money for sea urchins and kelp.
thanks. say hi to sparky.
love

He has many talents...You should hear him sing!

Does he sing like this?

Safe for work but it is a song, so turn your monitor down

He does include that song in his repertoire, it's his signature song in fact. However, he tends to sing it less falsetto; more bluesy. He's a very deep and soulful sea lion.

Has anyone ever considered that he might have the intelligence to be taught to paint specific characters? I mean they say a dog is equivalent to a seven year old, and seven year olds aren't dumb, so a seal is probably trainable. (I don't believe for a minute that he can read it.) But I suspect the lack of an opposable thumb (or flipper bone) is the major obstacle to demonstrating intelligence.

I can't get past this. Sure, dogs are smart, and are trainable and all. But my daughter is seven right now, and I'm absolutely amazed at everything she already knows. There's just no comparison between a dog and a 7 year old human. And I like dogs.