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'Celebrity' sea lion jumps on moving boat to beg for fish

By Ben Hooper
Pancho the sea lion jumps on the back of a moving boat to get some fish from passengers. Screenshot: Newsflare
Pancho the sea lion jumps on the back of a moving boat to get some fish from passengers. Screenshot: Newsflare

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Feb. 21 (UPI) -- A "celebrity" sea lion in Mexico was filmed jumping on the back of a boat to eat some fish offered by passengers.

The video shows a sea lion known to locals as Pancho jumping up on the back of a moving boat Feb. 11 in Cabo San Lucas to beg for fish.

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The filmer said Pancho has become a bit of a "celebrity" thanks to his habit of jumping up on the backs of moving boats.

"As the alpha male of the pack, he eats a lot!" the filmer wrote.

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