Out of all of our local wildlife, these sea lions have become my favorite. Despite hundreds of negative interactions with tourists, these animals give humans so much leeway when it comes to being aggressive. The relationship and trust that you can build with them is incredible. Just yesterday one of the tourists stopped on the sidewalk got my attention, when I looked down I realized that one of the Sea Lions had moved inches from me and fallen asleep. Despite all the antagonizing done by the La Jolla Cove visitors, they are still willing to develop relationships with humans and learn to trust them.
January 25, 2019