Seals are the happiest little creatures, probably ever. And chances are, if you’ve been lucky enough to see one lounging out on a beach, they were doing something that looked like this…
This very adorable and totally normal pose is called “the banana pose,” and it’s how they sit when they’re trying to regulate their body temperature! A seal’s body is super well insulated, except for their head and flippers. In order to protect those areas from cold water, they’ll just hold them up in the air and for an arc shape with their bodies. Simple! Science! Cute!
