The big day finally arrived for two California sea lion pups to return to the ocean after being found malnourished as ...

The sea lion made eye contact and quickly dipped below the surface. “Next thing I know it takes a big bite here, on my leg,” the teen said.

Local resident Joe Noriel is accustomed to spotting various aquatic birds and animals while kayaking on the Petaluma River.

After the longest toxic algal bloom on record off the southern California coast, marine mammal researchers are investigating how sea lions were affected, and releasing the last few back into the wild.

Marine mammal care centers are bursting at the seams with sick sea lions, and there’s been a couple reported cases of attacks. And now, one entirely cleared the lineup at the Wedge. Watch below: ...

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Aggressive sea lion attacks surfers in Southern California. The sea lion in Newport Beach was suffering from severe domoic acid caused by toxic algae bloom that affects animals' brains and makes ...

The metric tracks the total number of sea lions over time, such that a single day with 20 sea lions counts the same as 20 days with a single sea lion. The count shows that at Bonneville Dam, Steller ...

Sea lions haul out at the Santa Cruz Wharf, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Santa Cruz, Calif. A large section of haul out space was lost to the marine mammals when winter storms collapsed the end of ...

The sea lions were "zigzagging" through sea sponges, kelp reefs, and corals, traveling long distances, Angelakis said. The video below shows just a sample of their adventures.

This photo provided by researchers shows California sea lion Ronan in Santa Cruz, Calif., in 2023, under an NMFS 23554 permit. (Carson Hood/UC Santa Cruz via AP) By The Associated Press ...