So desperate for the seal of approval! The fame-hungry extrovert who got in the way of the preening penguins

　　拍我！快拍我！海象求出镜，企鹅群里搏出位

　　This cheeky chap is clearly desperate to get the SEAL of approval after popping up and posing for pictures.

　　这只厚脸皮的海象实在太想出名了，不停地在那上蹿下跳搏出镜！

　　The extrovert elephant seal shocked onlookers by springing into action while photographers tried to capture a group of royal penguins at Saint Andrew’s Bay near The Falklands.

　　一群摄影师在福克兰群岛附近的圣安德鲁湾准备拍摄帝企鹅的时候，发现了这只活泼外向的海象正在那搔首弄姿，着实把观众们吓得不轻。

　　The fame-hungry seal surprised the excited crowd by suddenly appearing from behind a dune before disappearing and re-appearing several times in an apparent bid to dominate the photo shoot.

　　围观的游客都被这只求出名的海象给逗乐了，看着它在沙丘后时隐时现，躲躲藏藏，很快就成了摄影的主角了。

　　French photographer, Michel Watson, captured the entire comic episode on camera while cruising with his wife and several other photographers.

　　法国摄影师米歇尔·沃森和妻子及其它摄影师在附近游览的时候，把这一幕充满喜感的场景给拍摄了下来。

　　’I was about to take a picture of the penguins when suddenly from the other side of the dune appeared a young elephant seal. It stood for about six seconds just staring at us before going back down and disappearing. A few seconds later he was standing again and he did this at least 15 times. The whole thing was very bizarre and lasted a good five minutes. Soon everyone was trying to get the timing right to get good pictures of the seal rather than the penguins.’

　　“我当时正想拍帝企鹅，突然沙丘的另一边出现了一只小海象。它在那站了大约六秒钟，愣愣地看着我们，然后又回到了沙丘后面，消失不见了。不一会儿，它又站了起来，又消失，就这样来来回回地现身了至少15次。这一切都太不寻常了，整整持续了有五分钟左右。很快，大家都想着要怎么抓准时机来为这只海象拍出好的照片，而不再关注帝企鹅了。”

　　The elephant seal was around two metres tall and can weigh more than 6,600 pounds.

　　这只海象高约2米，体重超过6600磅。

　　’We were only a couple of metres away but I wasn’t scared, it was such a funny moment,’ said Mr Watson.

　　摄影师沃森先生说，“我们当时离它大概只有两米的距离，但我一点也不害怕。这一幕实在太逗了！”