海豹“捧腹大笑” 瞬間萌翻網友

Life on the rocks is a barrel of laughs for this harbour seal who was spotted chortling as he took a relaxing break from swimming.
對一隻斑海豹來說，岩石上的生活有一籮筐笑料。這隻斑海豹游完泳躺在一塊石頭上休息，被攝影師捕捉到它在咯咯大笑。

The mammal was spotted having a blast at Fisherman's Wharf in Monterey, California, an area of the US popular with the species.
這隻大笑的海豹攝於加利福尼亞洲蒙特利的漁人碼頭，這裏是美國範圍內海豹的聚集地。

It was spotted by keen photographer Veronica Craft, who said she takes pictures of seals because of their happy nature.
攝影師維羅妮卡·克拉夫特發現了這隻愛笑的海豹。攝影師說，她爲海豹們拍照是因爲它們生性快樂。

The jovial beast, which Veronica nicknamed 'LOL' was more than happy to play up for the camera.
維羅妮卡將這隻快樂的海豹命名爲“LOL"，它也非常樂意爲攝像機露出笑容。

Harbour Seals come in a variety of colours, and all have dog-like heads without external ears. This breed of seal particularly enjoy basking in the sun at low tides.
斑海豹有很多種顏色，它們都有跟狗很像的頭，沒有外凸的耳朵。這種海豹尤其喜歡在退潮的時候躺在岩石上曬太陽。

Veronica, from Marina in California, said: 'When I saw what he was doing my first thought to the seal was 'Please don't stop, I have to get a shot of this'.
維羅妮卡來自加利福尼亞洲的瑪麗娜。她稱：“當我看到它在笑的時候，我對它的第一個想法就是‘請你保持下去，我必須爲你拍張照片。’”

'I like to think he was mugging for the camera or maybe he was laughing at me. He probably thinks humans are silly.'
“我覺得它很有可能是在對着鏡頭扮鬼臉，或者是在取笑我。它很有可能在想你們這些愚蠢的人類啊。”

'Initially I couldn't believe I had captured the moment but as I clicked through my shots I realised that I had actually captured several moments.I love seals. It is extremely fun to see them play. They always bring a smile to my face and I can't stop photographing are just cute and silly. I am truly blessed to live in an area with such diverse sea creatures.'
“剛拍完的時候我不敢相信我捕捉到了那個鏡頭，但是後來我一張張回視拍下的照片，才確信我確實抓拍了一些鏡頭。我很喜歡海豹，看着它們玩耍是一件非常有趣的事情。它們總能讓我面露微笑，我忍不住要爲它們拍照。它們實在是太可愛太嬌憨了。我生活在這些各種各樣的海洋動物的聚居地，真是太幸運了。”