In a video that’s gone viral, a dog and a sea lion can be seen playing fetch on a California beach.
The clip, recorded over the weekend in Santa Cruz, shows the dog, Moe, chasing after a ball through incoming waves when a curious sea lion joins in. “It came all the way up to the beach and Moe went out and sniffed, and the sea lion gave a couple loving barks,” says owner Dave Nelson, who shot the video.
The video shows both animals waiting patiently for Nelson to hurl the ball into the waves, after which the dog and sea lion make a mad dash to recover it. Despite being out of his natural environment, Moe makes it to the ball first and returns it to Nelson as the sea lion waits for the next throw.
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Surf photographer Dave Nelson got a video of a seal chasing after a ball with his dog on the beach in Santa Cruz. pic.twitter.com/VU8KOmRaQZ
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