Sea lions, rare marine mammals are stranding themselves on the California coast. Experts believe this is hinting towards the possibility of widespread poisoning by a harmful algae bloom that occurred this summer.

Sea lions are stranded on California's coast with signs of poisoning by harmful algae

A video of beachgoers at La Jolla Cove beach in San Diego, California is going viral on social media. The footage shows wild sea lions leaving the beach waters and charging towards the shore as tourists run to seek a safe spot away from the animals.

WATCH | Beachgoers run in all directions as aggressive sea lions come charging

A toxic algae bloom is killing thousands of marine animals in seas off the coast of southern California, BBC reported Friday. Hundreds of dead dolphins and sea lions washed up along the beaches as mammal rescue organisations found themselves overwhelmed with distress calls made by onlookers.

Hundreds of dolphins and sea lions die in California due to toxic algae

Peru on Tuesday (February 7) said that H5N1 bird flu virus has caused the death of 585 sea lions and 55,000 wild birds in recent weeks. This has been mentioned in the country's latest report on the disease's impact.

Peru: Over five hundred sea lions, 55,000 pelicans, gulls and penguins die due to bird flu

We humans are among the weakest animals on Earth. And we know it. That's why millions of years of evolution has taught us to tackle animal encounters using one supreme technique.

Tiktok video of beachgoers running away from two huge sea lions goes viral

An Argentine foundation which rescues sea lions has raised concern over the problem of ocean pollution after they rescued sea lions which were found tangled in the garbage.

Argentine foundation raises concern: Need to act fast to save oceans

In western Canada, dozens of sea lions, who had entered an industrial salmon farm, seem to be refusing to leave even after gorging on fish for weeks. The predators, who seem to have slipped into the farm located near Tofino in British Columbia, are not moving on even after several attempts.

Sea lions enter salmon farm, refuse to leave even weeks after gorging on fish in Canada  

Humans have fingers to carry out tasks and sense surroundings. Animals have digits in their limbs with variety of modifications. We may be forgiven for thinking for all these years that it is just front and hind legs (or flippers, as the case may be) that enable animals, especially mammals to reach out in the surroundings.

Sea lions use whiskers to sense world around them, just like human fingers

In a reason not known so far, at least 137 sea lions were found dead on a beach in Mexico. Mexican environmental protection officials have said that the deceased lions have not shown any injuries of having stuck in fishing nets or lines, reported Sky News.

Mystery over death of 137 sea lions continues in Mexico

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