Come on and safari with me. (via YouTube)
Matt Stanley and Andrew Flounders had been surfing for about 45 minutes when a baby seal dropped in on their ride, looking for lessons.
“Me and my friend Andrew Flounders were out enjoying some summer waves when this little guy came along and scared the hell out of Andy because we didn’t know what it was! It nudged his foot from underneath,” Matt Stanley told Insolitevideo.
The little seal got its first lesson on the board that day, hopping up of its own accord, though it had a lot of trouble staying on.
"It kept sliding off, but every time you caught a wave it would surf in on the white water," Stanley told BBC.
The guys went in after a while, but they didn't forget about their new pinniped friend.
“When we got home Andy rang the local marine wildlife authority to make them aware of what occurred just in case the seal was unwell… He didn’t seem unwell when he was surfing in like a pro!”
Hang fin, little guy!
(by Myka Fox)