Man learns why you shouldn't try to take a selfie with a sea lion

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This sea lion is absolutely not ready for his closeup.

Ruben Cortez just wanted a cute selfie with a sunbathing sea lion, but the sassy pinniped had other ideas. As soon as Cortez's camera came out, the sea lion gave the most impressive bellow of disapproval ever — and Cortez noped right out of there.

Fortunately, as he can be heard stating at the end of the video, he managed to capture the photo despite the sea lion's objections.

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