‘Make better choices’: Endangered Hawaiian monk seals keep getting eels stuck up their noses and scientists want them to stop
That’s the actual headline of the article. It’s an archived article from 2018, so I have no idea the source, but here’s the same story from the Guardian.
Short answer, they don’t know how this happens. Three or four juvenile seals were found with eels jammed up their noses in the two years prior to 2018. I mean, really jammed in some cases.
No idea if it still happens, but I would guess not. A quick Google search only turned up articles from 2018.
I saw it, so you had to. Have a good weekend, everyone!
Posted: August 1st, 2025 under personal.
Comments: 7
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Comment from Bob Mulroy
Time: August 1, 2025, 4:53 pm
Not even once!
Comment from Some Vegetable
Time: August 1, 2025, 10:20 pm
Really? That’s a Monk Seal? With an eel up its nose? Too kinky by half for me.
I thought it was just a Narwhal relaxing after sexy time….
Comment from Deborah HH
Time: August 1, 2025, 10:36 pm
I’m going to take sides with the seal. Its flippers are too short to protect the nose, and the eel is far more agile than the seal. I can’t believe that the seal would willfully induce the eel to crawl into its nose. I blame the eels in Hawaii, who have all gone larky-do.
Comment from Durnedyankee
Time: August 1, 2025, 11:22 pm
Not gonna lie, that seal has the same expression my college room mate Dave used to have after a strenuous bong workout.
Comment from Pupster
Time: August 2, 2025, 1:08 am
That looks like some kind of designer eel. More of a fashion statement really, leopard eels are so 2018.
Comment from steve
Time: August 2, 2025, 12:16 pm
“My hovercraft is full of eels!”
Comment from Snow Rider 3D
Time: August 5, 2025, 4:07 am
Wow, that’s bizarre! Eels in noses? Makes you wonder what they’re really up to down there. It’s almost like they’re playing a real-life version of Snow Rider 3D, but instead of dodging obstacles, they’re… well, encountering eels. Hopefully, those seals have learned to navigate those waters better since 2018.
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