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The awkwardly adorable way seals move on land is called "galumphing" (thumbs.gfycat.com)
submitted 1 year ago by justlookingfordragon@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
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https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/blogs/comments/galumphing_how_seals_move_on_land

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[โ€“] Endorkend@kbin.social 41 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] GreenMario@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago

Whale: look at the hairless ape galumphing. They're so cute ๐Ÿฅฐ

[โ€“] fubo@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Well if the physicists can steal "quark" from James Joyce, the sealologists can steal "galumph" from Lewis Carroll.

("Quark" rhymes with "Mark" in the original, though; not with "dork".)

[โ€“] Sanctus@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do people actually pronounce it qork?

[โ€“] gnutrino@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

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.

[โ€“] Freshfrozenplasma@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

So I just started galumphing...

[โ€“] omgarm@feddit.nl 7 points 1 year ago

Pretty sure its boing-boing-boing-ing.

[โ€“] Tagger@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You should see how mattresses move

[โ€“] steakmeout@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] Tagger@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, that's what I was referencing. ๐Ÿ˜Š

[โ€“] steakmeout@aussie.zone -1 points 1 year ago

Oh I know. The URL is for those who don't know where their towel is.

[โ€“] Ubermeisters@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago

So there I was, gallantly triumphing

[โ€“] bfg9k@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

https://youtu.be/-SjPVVeNdKY?si=t5SxYNrLFd0z6Ope

[โ€“] czarrie@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

There it is!

[โ€“] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Life uhh finds a way

[โ€“] galacticDust@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago

I didn't get a galumph outta that guy!

[โ€“] SpaceCandy@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The one bucking the curve riding side saddle is way ahead of the game.

[โ€“] kite@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It looks like he's missing a flipper. I bet that really wreaks havoc on his balance / equilibrium.

[โ€“] RIP_Cheems@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Why does this sound like an incorrect spelling of galloping?

[โ€“] gullible@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wish I were a seal so I could galumph and poop at the same time.

[โ€“] kite@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I mean, nothing is stopping you now. Live your dream!

[โ€“] DessertStorms@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I'm in this post, and actually, I'm ok with it... ยฏ_(ใƒ„)_/ยฏ