What's the story with that bird? Is it their pet? Is it a mini Pelican? I agree he may have been spotting for the Sea Lion.

Kinda weird his reaction is to just let go rather than try and pull on it. Almost looks like he throws it towards the sea lion.

I was once in a pub overlooking the main harbour of Vancouver in Washington State. A herd(?) of sealions were on their sides in the middle of the harbour, sunning themselves. I caught a glimpse of orca fins at the mouth of the harbour slipping below the water's surface. I knew what was about to happen.
Suddenly the orcas came up out of the water from below the sea lions catching them completely unaware. As pub patrons gasped in shock and awe, there were sea lions screaming and swimming like hell for the shoreline as the whales ripped into them. It was simultaneously horrifying and mesmerizing...

Smart bird. Head for the cameraperson.

Stupid cameraperson though. Sea lion mighta been steamrollerin' hungry.

Hmm. Considering the sea lions are obviously aware of the orcas and take their jolly old time departing, it seems like they both may have been feeding on the same fish stock. And as for the title, the orcas didn't really chase the surfers out of the water but they did chase one of them into catching a wave.

One more reason why the Tofino area is so epic.

Oscar is really a sea lion trapped in a dachshund's body, he just can't afford the surgery.

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This isn't terribly uncommon. The Sea Lions around Dana Point in SoCal were like big annoying dogs... not really aggressive, but all too willing to use your boat for a rest spot and look for food.

that ain't a sea lion...just a fur seal....sea lions are about twice as big as that. and mean. sea lions are just like honey badgers (you know the one i'm talking about) and don't take no shit.

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What part of "sea lion" do these guys not understand? It's not a "sea pup", or "sea cutie", it's a sea LION!! If one of those idiots got bitten they probably would have come back with a rifle and slaughtered everything in sight as retribution. Idiots.

Contrary to popular belief sea lions can be very agressive and dangerous.

"Sea Lions

Sea lions are usually playful, however they can be territorial and dangerous especially during the mating seasons. Accidents among divers are reported much more frequently than with sharks. Advice: get out of water if sea lions show territorial behavior (barking), don’t swim with large males, don’t approach sea lions during the mating season."

from http://www.nativeplanet.org/health/dangeroussealife.htm