Sea Lions Vs Olympians

Did you know New Zealand sea lions can run approximately as fast as Olympic medalists?

Sea lions can run approximately 21 miles per hour.

In 1999, Moroccan middle-distance runner Hicham El Guerrouj ran one mile in three minutes, forty-three seconds and thirteen hundredths of a second - averaging 16 miles per hour.

In 1999, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt ran 100 metres in 9.58 seconds, averaging 23 miles per hour.

If you are fortunate enough to encounter one of the rarest seals in the world and they charge at you -

slowly back away and appear small by crouching.

They do not intend to cause you harm; you have scared them and they are telling you to back off.