ARE SURFING SEALS THE COOLEST SURF GROMS IN MOANA?

Seals are known to be proficient swimmers but it’s quite possible that they’ve been creating theirown

surf lessons in South Australia and are officially the coolest Surf Groms in Moana.

If you want some inspiration for things to do with kids in Moana, take heed from the oceans best divers and natural

surfers and watch the fur seals for a new take on how to play it cool in the water.

Seals are sociable, fun creatures and harnessing the energy of Mother Nature’s waves is part of the joy of learning to

surf in Moana for humans also. Surf Groms in Moana recreates the same playful experience of discovering all

the tips and tricks of surfing with a structured program for kids that focuses on having fun alongside achievement of

surfing fundamentals..

If you thought fur seals and sea lions only come out to play for the benefit of tourists to Kangaroo Island and Victor

Harbor’s Seal Island, you’re wrong. Seal antics reach much farther than the shores of South Australia, and one lucky

photographer whale-watching near Eden, south of Sydney in New South Wales captured a well-timed photo of a seal

riding on the back of a humpback whale.

A definite case of ‘right place right time’ concerning a rarely witnessed animal interaction, Robyn Malcolm, the

photographer, says she was capturing a pod of whales in a feeding frenzy, and she didn’t even realize the seal was in the photo until a day later. Queried whether the photo is legitimate and not touched up she said she doesn’t know

how to use Photoshop and still has the image on her camera to prove it.

New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife whale expert Geoff Ross told The Sydney Morning Herald that although it a rare occurrence for a seal to hitch a ride on a whale’s back, the whales behavior of surrounding fish and forcing

them into “bait balls” meant that catching fish became easier – and the practical element of surfing a ride to an

easy food source becomes clearer from a seal’s perspective.

September and October are prime whale-watching months in the Eden region, when the whales break to

feed during their return to Antarctica, and in South Australia the annual migration of Southern Right

whales see them visit the Head of Bight and Encounter Bay waters from May to October, with the

best likelihood of seeing them in July and August.

Seals aren’t new to surfing, popping up in line ups around the world from Cape Town in South Africa to

Northumberland in England. You never know, you may just get the chance to snap your own photo of a surfing

seal in Moana one day.

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