Sea lions are attacking people in the waters off California’s coast. Here’s why
Along some seventy plus miles of southern California coastline, usually curious and playful sea lions are attacking humans in ...
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A drawing of a sea serpent "witnessed" near Norway in 1753
Here's a gorgeous sea serpent illustration from 1753. This drawing is said to be from a witness sketch, and was originally ...
Sea lion attacks are on the rise amid toxic algae bloom
Sea lion attacks are rare but two recent incidents in Southern California are bringing attention to how an ongoing toxic algae bloom may be poisoning and impacting sea mammal behavior.
The likely reason sea lions are attacking humans in rare acts of aggression
Marine experts say these attacks are not common, but are happening more often. That’s due to a toxic algae bloom that are ...
Rise in sea lion attacks may be linked to toxic algae, experts say
Experts say frightening encounters with sea lions are becoming more common and the likely reason for recent attacks is a ...
Recent sea lion attacks on L.A. beaches likely tied to toxic algal bloom
Sea lions in Southern California waters had rarely posed a problem for beachgoers, surfers and swimmers, until now.
California's sea lions aren’t really ‘demonic’—they’ve been poisoned
A common neurotoxin produced by algae blooms is making California sea lions more aggressive. Here’s why it has the power to ...
Aggressive sea lion attacks 15-year-old girl in Southern California waters
A 15-year-old in Long Beach, California, is recovering after a terrifying and unexpected ocean encounter with a sea lion that ...
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SoCal’s sick sea lion problem is getting much worse: ‘We just can’t rescue them all’
Hundreds of sea lions, seabirds and dolphins have come ashore in what experts are calling an 'unprecedented multiple-toxin event.' ...