‘A ribbon dancer’: baby sea lion performs acrobats with kelp in Washington state

It look so artistic under the water,' staff says of Pepper who has become the aquarium's most acrobatic sea lion

A baby sea lion toting an artificial kelp strip was filmed performing intricate rhythmic gymnastics-esque circles through the waters of an aquarium in Washington state.

Although only nine months old and still reliant on her mother's milk, Pepper has become the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium's most acrobatic sea lion, said Noelle Tremonti, a staff biologist for the aquarium.