--- description: The sea lion chose to nap on a Honda in a Whidbey Island parking lot title: Sea Lion Naps on a Car Roof Because It Can image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Sea Lion Chills Out on Top of a Car Roof Because It Can by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 23, 2017 5:43 PM CUT by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 23, 2017 5:43 PM CUT [Self care](http://time.com/4573201/tiny-care-bot-self-care-twitter/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined") is very important. That can mean [making time](http://time.com/3770667/practice-self-care-career/?iid=sr-link2 "undefined") to meditate, booking a massage, or, if you’re a 200-plus pound sea lion, taking a nap on the roof of a car. A [sea lion](http://time.com/3714036/sea-lions-stranded/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined") rose to internet fame after climbing on to the roof of a Honda Civic and settling in for a snooze. In a video captured by Melanie J. Sceva Hill and posted [on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/melanie.scevahill/posts/1352324594789212 "undefined"), the massive sea mammal can be seen chilling out on a Honda left unattended in a parking lot on Whidbey Island, a small island off the coast of Seattle. The[ sea lion](http://time.com/97041/sea-lions-are-dying/?iid=sr-link3 "undefined") is seemingly unperturbed by the small crowd gathering around the vehicle and simply wants to go back to his nap (or perhaps pretending to be a hood ornament). According to the [_Seattle Post-Intelligencer_](http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Sea-lion-picks-hood-of-car-for-a-nap-spot-10875691.php "undefined"), the [Sheriff’s office](http://time.com/4625961/llama-police-chase/?iid=sr-link2 "undefined") dispatched a few deputies to rouse the sleeping beauty from his nap and return the Honda to its rightful owner. See below. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4643304/sea-lion-on-car/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4643304/sea-lion-on-car/"},"headline":"Sea Lion Chills Out on Top of a Car Roof Because It Can","datePublished":"2017-01-23T17:43:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:40:21.448Z","description":"The sea lion chose to nap on a Honda in a Whidbey Island parking lot","url":"https://time.com/4643304/sea-lion-on-car/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","Seattle"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4643304/sea-lion-on-car/","name":"Sea Lion Chills Out on Top of a Car Roof Because It Can"}}]}] ```