Male Patagonian Sealion in Main Lake - Oct 2019

Is that a kitten in that cement thing?

Interesting!

@SivatheriumGuy It's full grown I think, but odd regardless.

Also those waterfowl look rather unconcerned about that large sealion head so close to them... wonder if the sealions ever catch them.

@Great Argus Dead and prepared food coming from human keepers is much easier, and less messy

@DelacoursLangur True, but I've had enough first hand experience and read enough articles to know captive animals are not above catching wild interlopers.

@Great Argus More of a hobby kinda thing

@DelacoursLangur I know a few captive animals who have that as a hobby, and they're pretty good at it too!

@Great Argus

@DelacoursLangur I'd heard about that one, those herons do get pretty cheeky at Seaworld.

I know a Red-tailed Hawk and a Golden Eagle who have caught squirrels and skunks on multiple occasions, and a Bobcat who is quite a successful bird hunter (also got an opossum once but she couldn't get it through the fence thankfully).
Also worth mentioning is San Diego's Polar Bear that snuck up beneath the duck and ate it.

@Great Argus I figure its the best enrichment they can get.