Life on the rocks is a barrel of laughs for this harbour seal who was spotted chortling as he took a relaxing break from swimming。

对这只斑海豹来说，岩石上的生活有一箩筐笑料。在它游完泳躺在石头上休息时，摄影师捕捉到它在咯咯大笑。

The mammal was spotted having a blast at Fisherman's Wharf in Monterey, California, an area of the US popular with the species。

这只大笑的海豹摄于加利福尼亚洲蒙特利的渔人码头，这里是美国范围内海豹的聚集地。

It was spotted by keen photographer Veronica Craft, who said she takes pictures of seals because of their happy nature。

摄影师维罗妮卡·克拉夫特发现了这只爱笑的海豹。摄影师说，她为海豹们拍照是因为它们生性快乐。

The jovial beast, which Veronica nicknamed 'LOL' was more than happy to play up for the camera。

维罗妮卡将这只快乐的海豹命名为“LOL"，它也非常乐意为摄像机露出笑容。

Harbour Seals come in a variety of colours, and all have dog-like heads without external ears. This breed of seal particularly enjoy basking in the sun at low tides。

斑海豹有很多种颜色，它们都有跟狗很像的头，没有外凸的耳朵。这种海豹尤其喜欢在退潮的时候躺在岩石上晒太阳。

Veronica, from Marina in California, said: 'When I saw what he was doing my first thought to the seal was 'Please don't stop, I have to get a shot of this'。

维罗妮卡来自加利福尼亚洲的玛丽娜。她称：“当我看到它在笑的时候，我对它的第一个想法就是‘请你保持下去，我必须为你拍张照片。’”

'I like to think he was mugging for the camera or maybe he was laughing at me. He probably thinks humans are silly.'

“我觉得它很有可能是在对着镜头扮鬼脸，或者是在取笑我。它很有可能在想你们这些愚蠢的人类啊。”

'Initially I couldn't believe I had captured the moment but as I clicked through my shots I realised that I had actually captured several moments.I love seals. It is extremely fun to see them play. They always bring a smile to my face and I can't stop photographing them.They are just cute and silly. I am truly blessed to live in an area with such diverse sea creatures.'

“刚拍完的时候我不敢相信我捕捉到了那个镜头，但是后来我一张张回视拍下的照片，才确信我确实抓拍了一些镜头。我很喜欢海豹，看着它们玩耍是一件非常有趣的事情。它们总能让我面露微笑，我忍不住要为它们拍照。它们实在是太可爱太娇憨了。我生活在这些各种各样的海洋动物的聚居地，真是太幸运了。”