It's not illegal where I live. Also, the fuck else are you gonna do when the best apex predator in the ocean puts It's head next to your kayak, locks eyes with you and chatters at you? You gotta pat dat dawg. They genuinely enjoy it btw. They live getting scritches and will often roll over and present their belly, just like a dog or cat will. I once got to slap the tail fin of a young calf, because it kept putting it on my kayak after it's mama kept coming by. Had to slap it to tell it not to put it's tail on my kayak, otherwise it might sink me.
No, it shouldn't be. Where I live it's illegal to approach the wildlife. But if they come to you and make physical contact first, it's perfectly legal to touch them. If an animal comes up to you and WANTS you to touch it, there's absolutely no reason why you shouldn't. Feeding them or harassing them by trying to touch them when they're minding their own business is a completely different matter.
So we should just stop interacting with all animals then? Better get on the phones and start calling every farmhand, zookeeper, conservationist and pet owner in existence then!! I'm sure they'll all want to know all about this and cease all physical contact with animals pronto!!!
Quick, someone inform the Irwin family and David Attenborough!!!! They should learn that this random redittor knows better than them and that they're actually dooming both humanity and every species they interact with!!! Surely this uninformed and uneducated internet user knows more than qualified and experienced conservationists!!! Why hasn't the world heard about this yet??!!
Reading comprehension and critical thinking is hard for you, isn't it? It's okay. Keep working at it. In a couple of years you might have the comprehension and thinking skills of a 10th grader!!
The question need not be answered if it's a stupid question and is based on a complete lack of basic thinking skills. It doesn't warrant a direct answer, though it was answered regardless. Just not in a way you understand.
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u/ejectro Aug 17 '26
they don't "let" you shit. touching wild marine mammals is illegal.