{"id":62591,"date":"2023-07-25T13:24:23","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T10:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armenia23.ru\/?p=62591"},"modified":"2023-07-25T13:24:23","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T10:24:23","slug":"a-boy-runs-to-the-harbor-every-day-to-meet-his-friend-a-giant-sea-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armenia23.ru\/?p=62591","title":{"rendered":"A boy runs to the harbor every day to meet his friend, a giant sea cat."},"content":{"rendered":"

Children often become strongly attached to animals. So, for example, very often this happens if a child grows up with a beloved cat or dog. <\/p>\n

But the same applies to other animals – for example, turtles, birds and hamsters. This time, however, the story happened quite unusual the boy managed to make friends with a fur seal.<\/p>\n

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No, he does not keep this sea cat at home. Instead, he comes to the pier every morning and waits for his friend to swim up to him. <\/p>\n

Apparently, this morning ritual became very important not only for the boy, but also for the animal.<\/p>\n

Joel lives in Valle Gran Rey, a small fishing village in the Canary Islands with a population of 4,000. <\/p>\n

According to Animal Channel, sea cats and other animals often come here to feast on unwanted prey that fishermen throw back into the sea.<\/p>\n

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Every morning, Joel goes to the harbor and goes down the steps leading directly into the water. After that, he sits down and waits for his friend. <\/p>\n

Every morning the sea cat visits his friend and gladly lets him pat him on the back. From time to time, <\/p>\n

Joel even enters the water, descending a cement slab that goes down a couple of tens of centimeters deep.<\/p>\n

The sensational video on YouTube more than 60 million views captures one of these meetings. The boy strokes the back of the sea cat, <\/p>\n

and then starts splashing water with his friend. Many viewers are amazed at how attached they are to each other if a sea cat allows him to do this with himself.<\/p>\n

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Some fishermen even come up and offer Joel shrimp to feed his friend. Sea cat willingly accepts such gifts. <\/p>\n

After that, he allows himself to be stroked a few more times, and then sails away towards new sea adventures.<\/p>\n

Sea cats are capable of inflicting painful stings with their poisonous thorn, but are usually peaceful and attack only if they feel threatened, according to Oceana. <\/p>\n

Apparently, there is no threat here, and the sea cat really likes to be friends with this boy.<\/p>\n