‘Feral, almost demonic’: Surge in poisoned sea lions threatens SoCal beachgoers, burdens rescuers
Domoic acid poisoning is stranding marine mammals as warnings are issued to beachgoers of the threat posed by animals that ...
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‘Mind-warped’ sea lion charges surfer in terrifying attack: ‘I don’t know how to describe the fear’
He thought his fate was seal-ed. “Today, I endured the most harrowing and traumatic experience of my 20 years of surfing,” photographer and explorer Rj LaMendola captioned the post while ...
ABC News6d
'Demonic' sea lion reports spark concerns about toxic algae on California coast
Toxic algae blooms contain a neurotoxin that is likely impacting the sea lions. Sea lions on the California coast are reportedly displaying strange behavior, likely due to a harmful algae ...
USA Today7d
‘Demonic’ sea lion attacks surfer, sending him to hospital
A surfer in Southern California was terrorized by an aggressive sea lion that bit through his wetsuit, dragged him off his board and continued stalking him. A rattled RJ LaMendola wound up in a ...
The Independent7d
Poisoned ‘almost demonic’ sea lions could terrorize beachgoers this summer
In a Facebook post describing the incident, LaMendola wrote that he was surfing when a frightening sea lion attacked him and tried to rip him off his board. The surfer wrote that the animal then ...