Spearfisherman’s rare encounter with sea lion prompts full-water rescue
A free-diving spearfisherman was suddenly rendered helpless after an unnerving incident with a sea lion off San Diego.
Orange County animal shelter inundated with sick sea lions after domoic acid bloom
The Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach is inundated with animals poisoned by the toxic domoic acid. Michele Gile ...
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Sea lion bites spearfisherman's GoPro near La Jolla Children's Pool
"Lifeguards determined that a free diver had been bitten by a marine mammal (sea lion or harbor seal)," the department says.
Authorities investigating sea lion beheading offer $20K in rewards
After a Doran Regional Park staff member discovered a beheaded sea lion, authorities are now investigating the incident.
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Pepper the sea lion delights with aquatic ribbon dancing at Point Defiance Zoo
TACOMA, Wash. — 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.
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A rise in marine mammal deaths linked to domoic acid in the waters off some areas of Southern California
Deceased common dolphins are being reported along the Central Coast. The deaths may be linked to a domoic acid outbreak in ...
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A dead sea lion was left alone ‘for nature to take its course.’ Someone decapitated it instead
Someone cut off the head of a sea lion in Northern California, and authorities are now offering $20,000 for information that helps find the perpetrator. The body of the mutilated animal was found ...
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A baby sea lion performs rhythmic gymnastics feats in Washington state
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — 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.