SoCal diver befriends affectionate seal named 'Waffles'
An affectionate white seal has captured hearts after becoming best buds with a Southern California diver.Marine mammals often show curiosity toward humans who venture into their territory. Each time Hunter meets with Waffles, the seal becomes more comfortable and playful — often tickling Hunter’s face with its snout and resting its head on him.
“It’s hard to deny there’s some sort of connection between a seal that acts like that, and it’s even harder to deny when you’re in the water with it,” Hunter told the Register. News anchor who saw possible Nancy Guthrie ransom note describes moment she knew it 'might not be hoax'Nancy Guthrie’s 2 a.m. pacemaker ping could point to heart rate-spiking struggle, lead cardiologist says “It’s almost like asking if you and your dog have a bond. There’s something there, I don’t know what degree the relationship is, I don’t know if we’ll ever know. It’s engaging and interacting.” Hunter is a longtime skimboarder, surfer and an amateur photographer. He started bringing a camera on his aquatic adventures to record and post his dives. Meeting seals is common, he said, as@rusty_hunter_ via Storyful“When you put a name on it, it takes away some of the mystery. I don’t have anything against the name itself, to me I let her be what she is, I guess,” he told the Register.“I really think in this day and age, it’s so easy to go on our phones and kind of just forget about the raw, natural outside world around us,” he said. News anchor who saw possible Nancy Guthrie ransom note describes moment she knew it 'might not be hoax'Nancy Guthrie’s 2 a.m. pacemaker ping could point to heart rate-spiking struggle, lead cardiologist saysChilling ransom note sets out 5 p.m. deadline in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance: press conference Cops are ‘actively looking at everyone’ as a suspect in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance — including son-in-lawMinions On Ice: Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate Granted Permission To Perform His ‘Minions’ Ice Skating Routine At 2026 Winter Olympics'Today' show hosts put on brave face during emotional update on Savannah Guthrie's mom -- as beefed-up security spotted in background
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