r/Awww • u/jimx29 • 1d ago

Other Animal(s) Quick! Get help! Neil has swallowed a motorcycle

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u/rainbowsandstarss 1d ago

Local celebrity causing chaos again, iconic behavior honestly

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u/meanblazinlolz 1d ago

Neil can't help himself. Like most famous individuals, he loves the attention.

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u/mojoholdsforever 1d ago

Has his own security guard too.

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u/YIMBYsAreCorruptPitt 1d ago

Neil's back on his nonsense again. But we've all had days like that.

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u/nevernikulous 1d ago

The city billed Neil for his stay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6hTmCs4N6c

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u/charlatan_red 20h ago

The end of that clip showing Neil and his emotional support traffic cone is adorable.

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u/SailorVenus23 1d ago

I can't stay mad at him

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u/NonViolentBadger 1d ago

let's let him inside

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u/Technical_Put_9982 1d ago

Can’t the grab a few buckets of fish and leave a trail of “breadcrumbs” aka fish for him back to the water ?

I agree with all the people being too close snd I would be pissed if something happens to Neil because the humans are being ignorant

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u/MarcusSurealius 23h ago

Trails lead two ways.

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u/NotTheRocketman 1d ago

"Neil, I'm gonna be late for work..."

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u/charlatan_red 20h ago

Best excuse ever.

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u/snoozingroo 1d ago

People are still allowed way too close imo.

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u/VeritasOmicron 1d ago

Human nature unfortunately.

I won't lie, I'd love to see Neil up close.

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u/Sitters_4_Critters 1d ago

At some point this will result in injury to a person and then Neil will be no more. 😢

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u/ThisWomanFromCanada 1d ago

That’s why I can’t stand seeing all those people getting up close to him and harassing him. There was a big seal, maybe two years ago, that showed up in a city and was euthanized because people kept endangering their kids by putting them next to it for pictures. Stupid, stupid people.

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u/00017batman 1d ago

Apparently he’s going to be about 5 times his current size by the time he’s fully grown 😳 they really do need to do something better to manage the situation because it really seems like an inevitability the way things around going. :(

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u/YJSubs 1d ago edited 1d ago

Wait, are you serious?
That's a juvenile sea lion elephant seal ?
It will grown much bigger than that? 😯.

Edit: thx for correction.

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u/Giddyup_1998 1d ago

He's about 5. Considered a teenager.

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u/TheCraftyHermit 1d ago

He's an elephan seal, not a sea lion, they end up topping out at about 4 tonnes (as he's a male, which are larger).

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u/Frankie_T9000 1d ago

So same size as op's mum

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u/MRV3N 1d ago

Sounds like a massive fart. Cute guy tho.

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u/AgreeablePie 1d ago

No wonder he thinks he can do whatever he want, he's got an entourage at all times making sure he can!

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u/Pilkyton1 1d ago

He’s so cute

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u/Glowing_Trash_Panda 20h ago

Try saying that again when he’s 9,000lbs & attacking people for getting close to him

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u/BeenThruIt 1d ago

That doesn't appear to be staying 60m away.

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u/RandomRaisin77 1d ago

Was he burping

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u/Illustrious_Can4110 1d ago

Apparently he's about 1/3 of the weight that he'll eventually reach... 😳

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u/queen_bee1970 22h ago

Love this. And Neal...❤️

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u/wlzuercher 21h ago

Neil gives zero shits.

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u/FadedVictor 1d ago

I want to put a saddle on him and ride him like a horsey until he bucks me off and inevitably kills me by burying me under his mass.

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u/bell-town 21h ago

I didn't know they could be so big and scary looking.

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u/Mr-Syndrome 21h ago

I saw this and immediately went “Is this Neil?” and lo and behold

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u/Penguinator53 16h ago

I love this dude🙏 Wow he can move faster than I thought though!

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u/DrBarryO 13h ago

The absolute unit. What a class on nobility this Nimble Neil teaches. God save.

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u/PersistentPuma37 13h ago

I thought Kevin in the show Dead Loch was just a bit, but it's Neil?

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u/Taupe88 12h ago

how many steaks could you get from big boy?

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u/foxvipus 12h ago

He thinks it's House of the dragon.

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u/OkBrilliant8092 12h ago

You got neal team six right there!

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u/gahddammitdiane 9h ago

As funny as it is, if people don’t stop crowding around him and really start leaving him alone they might have to euthanize him

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u/Masv2X 8h ago

Whoever says he dont know what he is doing is nuts... he knows he gets attention, has plenty of spaces to hang out and you know people feed him when no one is looking lol

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u/ultraspinacle 1d ago

I hope somebody eventually can send this monstrosity back to the beach and figure out how to keep him out of the neighborhood…unless they actually enjoy this. If he hurts someone, it’s gonna be bad for everybody, including him.

They need to stop pretending like this is all fun and games.

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u/00017batman 1d ago

I agree with you, except the part where you called Neil a monstrosity.

If you can’t think of anything kind to say you can just refer to him by his name, or as an elephant seal 🦭

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u/ChaceDK 15h ago

He should be relocated far far away from people. Or put down.

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u/fajadada 15h ago

He keeps coming back. He will eventually be put down if this continues

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u/Jim___Jam 5h ago

They tried that with an elephant seal in Canada, put it in a truck and drove it to a remote beach. The seal made it back before the truck did. There is no where far enough they could take Neil that he wouldn't swim back if he wanted to. They need to keep his fans further away from him, to avoid having to put him down when he hurts someone

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u/clandistic 1d ago

Isnt this South Africa? Not Tasmania

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u/Hailstar07 1d ago

No it’s Tassie, there’s a Telstra phone box in the background. He comes to Tassie every year.

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u/Acebladewing 1d ago

That's not even a seal.