AboutWhat does the meme depict?

The 'Seal of Approval,' also known as 'Satisfied Seal,' is a meme format part of the advice animal image macro series. This meme features a close-up photograph of a seal appearing content or satisfied. The captions typically contain anecdotes or statements about various gratifying and pleasing experiences shared from the perspective of the seal.

OriginWho did it first?

The photograph that sparked the 'Seal of Approval' meme was originally uploaded by Flickr user Rick van Duivenboden on August 18th, 2007. It features a Weddell seal at the Ecomare nature center on Texel Island in the Netherlands. The meme itself began gaining popularity on a subreddit post on November 16th, 2014, by Redditor Mictlantecuhtli in r/pics titled 'This is the most satisfied seal I've ever seen.' A top-voted comment in this thread referred to the seal as 'a seal of approval,' which led to the widespread use of the image paired with various captions.^[1]

Origin: 2015