Along some 70 miles of Southern California coastline, usually curious and playful sea lions are attacking humans in the water ...
A common neurotoxin produced by algae blooms is making California sea lions more aggressive. Here’s why it has the power to ...
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Smithsonian Magazine on MSNSea Lion Bites Surfer Amid One of the Worst Outbreaks of Domoic Acid Poisoning That California Wildlife Rescuers Can RememberIt started as a normal surf session for RJ LaMendola. He was roughly 150 yards from the beach in Southern California, riding ...
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‘Feral, almost demonic’ sea creature attacks surfer in California. What caused it?RJ LaMendola shared what he called “the most harrowing and traumatic experience” in all his 20 years of surfing in a March 21 ...
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I endured the most harrowing and traumatic experience of my 20 years of surfing,” the photographer and explorer said.
Driven mad by toxic chemicals released by algae flourishing in warming oceans, sea lions and other marine mammals are ...
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A California surfer was left injured and shaken after a violent sea lion attack, which experts believe was triggered by a ...
A surfer in California was terrorized by an aggressive sea lion that bit through his wetsuit, dragged him off his board and ...
A marine mammal nonprofit has assessed more than 200 sea lions and 10 dolphins apparently sickened with domoic acid poisoning ...
Marine experts say these attacks are not common, but are happening more often. That’s due to a toxic algae bloom that are ...
Sea lions aren't super high on the list of aquatic animals surfers usually need to worry about encountering in the water.
Filter-feeding fish ingest a deadly algal neurotoxin called domoic acid and are then eaten by sea lions, seals and dolphins.
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