The awkwardly adorable way seals move on land is called "galumphing"
3 years ago by Wolf Link πΊ to c/mildlyinteresting
Whale: look at the hairless ape galumphing. They're so cute π₯°
It's just sinking with style
The second coming of u/poem_for_your_sprog?
Alas, not original like Sprog, just an individual with quite refined tastes quoting from the excellent classic poem by Lewis Carroll https://www.poetryfoundation.org/...
Lol, "One, two! One, two!" at the beginning had me thinking it's Danny Brown or Quasimoto or something.
Murray Gell-Mann did (the guy who named them for anyone unaware). The general opinion seems to have been similar to that of the guy who invented the gif however: just because he named it doesn't mean he wasn't wrong about how it is pronounced.
Wellllll ... I've never personally tried it myself (=P) but AFAIK it should not hurt. Seals have a very thick layer of fat under their skin (blubber) so it probably feels like bouncing on a gym mattress at worst. Plus, their natural habitat is full of uncomfortable looking rocks anyway (example) and it would be an evolutionary disadvantage if they were in pain all the time from just moving around. Flat pavement without sharp edges probably feels less uncomfortable than those rocks.
So I just started galumphing...
Oh I know. The URL is for those who don't know where their towel is.
I'm reporting this post. I didn't consent to being recorded getting outta bed in the morning.
I expected this
fucking same!
So there I was, gallantly triumphing
I didn't get a galumph outta that guy!
Life uhh finds a way
The one bucking the curve riding side saddle is way ahead of the game.
Why does this sound like an incorrect spelling of galloping?
I'm in this post, and actually, I'm ok with it... Β―_(γ)_/Β―
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@lemmy.world
This is for strictly mildly interesting material. If it's too interesting, it doesn't belong. If it's not interesting, it doesn't belong.
This is obviously an objective criteria, so the mods are always right. Or maybe mildly right? Ahh.. what do we know?
Just post some stuff and don't spam.
go to feed...
Imagine how stupid we look to water dwellers with our methods of self propelled moving trough water.
I bet the water fauna doesn't consider it swimming either and probably would have some funny name for it if they used a universal language.
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