Sea lions have teeth brushed

Sea lions have teeth brushed

For more animal videos check out Uzoo YouTube page www.youtube.com ___________________________________________________ Wild sea lions may not care much about their fishy breath, but the French National Sea Experience Centre does – their captive sea lions have now been introduced to the joys of clean teeth and fresh breath. Keepers clean the captive sea lions’ teeth daily with a traditional tooth brush and toothpaste, but it’s taken some getting used to. “Sea lioins are used to the smell of fish and so some new smells such as toothpaste are not that likeable for sea lions. Each time we present them with a new smell, we have to teach them to get used to it,” says Head sea lion keeper Jean-Luc Bourgain. The dental care is a part of the centre’s health regime and is essentially preventative. “Just like humans, we have to…
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21 Responses to Sea lions have teeth brushed

  1. British0Pixie says:

    Ce que je trouve à être tellement incroyable, c’est que ces animaux peuvent porter sur tout
    langage. Ici, ils sont en fait de répondre aux français! Les animaux sont plus intelligents que nous leur donnons le crédit pour. = ]

  2. iLOVENATURE2011 says:

    i think they’re better of if they’re kept in that small aquarium…=)

  3. yogozarfy says:

    I’ve been up close to sea lions before. Sea lion breath is some foul, foul stuff. Makes rotten dog breath smell like flowers.

  4. bomaadeola says:

    that is soooo cute!!! i just cried

  5. Panoplie says:

    I wonder what’s the taste of that toothpaste…

  6. xxpandamidknightxx says:

    Seals are the closest thing there is to a marine canine.

  7. kapuseta says:

    Is this the new toothbrush commercial?
    

  8. Fewey12345 says:

    Awh what a little sweetie!

  9. sesshii says:

    the sealion seems to… enjoy him/herself… 

  10. eggbaax says:

    For those who can’t understand, at 1:56 the girl starts asking the sea lion to open his mouth, close it, then open it again & keep it open.
    I thought this merited a translation because it’s so fantastic how the animal responds so quickly to these commands!
    Such a smart animal!

  11. brandonn1233 says:

    this is truley amazing it even seems like the sea lion dosnt even mind this at all truly a magnificient sight

  12. yes4me says:

    Well they seem to enjoy it… wow… even the zoo keepers seem to like it.

  13. BBPatterson12 says:

    Why doesn’t the centre just make a special toothpaste for sea lions? Also, the girl brushing the sea lion’s teeth has a cute voice.

  14. TRUDOWNSOUTH says:

    I think this would make a nice pet!!!

  15. Anders1980olsson says:

    i really cant see why its necessary to brush thier theeths..?

    ..its sea lions, not humans!

  16. cheyanne2010 says:

    Sea Lions are so adorable!

  17. SCeles says:

    whenever i watch videos of sea lions like this it makes me sad to realize they’re lunches for killer whales.

    They remind me of my dog.

  18. fairyheli2 says:

    hey, thats my toothbrush!

  19. redDL89 says:

    okay…say aahhhh….

    “aaaaaahhhhh…..is that Calgate?”

  20. sean007s says:

    Ha….thats so cute!!
    They don’t even bite and cooperate nicely! :)

    HA! they thinkz they’re human! lol

  21. Caboose56 says:

    this is cool…seals that understand french…so that makes em french seals lol

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