A 4,000-pound elephant seal named Roland getting a snow bath from his handler at the Berlin Zoo in Germany in the 1930s. by Unlikely-Complex5138
RepostSleuthBot on February 16, 2026 10:35 am Looks like a repost. I’ve seen this image 5 times. First Seen [Here](https://redd.it/1eo31ge) on 2024-08-09 98.83% match. Last Seen [Here](https://redd.it/1ojufq4) on 2025-10-30 99.22% match [View Search On repostsleuth.com](https://www.repostsleuth.com/search?postId=1r668pv&sameSub=false&filterOnlyOlder=true&memeFilter=false&filterDeadMatches=false&targetImageMatch=92&targetImageMemeMatch=97) — **Scope:** Reddit | **Target Percent:** 92% | **Max Age:** None | **Searched Images:** 1,006,768,676 | **Search Time:** 0.09407s
HalfNectarine on February 16, 2026 10:46 am pics from old zoos always give me chills, they look so creepy
pretty_miamia on February 16, 2026 10:49 am That’s not a seal, that’s a sentient boulder. Roland is an absolute unit.
iampretty18 on February 16, 2026 11:03 am Imagine the core strength required to just… hold yourself up like that. He’s like a giant, sentient bean bag chair.
Pearl_Offset on February 16, 2026 11:16 am Ahhh the good old days.. Where you didn’t need 8 years of school to rub snow on a seal
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Looks like a repost. I’ve seen this image 5 times.
First Seen [Here](https://redd.it/1eo31ge) on 2024-08-09 98.83% match. Last Seen [Here](https://redd.it/1ojufq4) on 2025-10-30 99.22% match
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He’s a big lad
pics from old zoos always give me chills, they look so creepy
That’s not a seal, that’s a sentient boulder. Roland is an absolute unit.
Imagine the core strength required to just… hold yourself up like that. He’s like a giant, sentient bean bag chair.
Ahhh the good old days.. Where you didn’t need 8 years of school to rub snow on a seal
“Han, ma bookie, keel-ee calleya ku kah.”
He’s an absolute giant