Sentences with phrase «starving sea lion pups»
The Marine Mammal Center is treating an unprecedented number of patients this year, as starving sea lion pups are stranding all along the coast of California.
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But sea lion mothers are having trouble finding enough food to sustain themselves and the pups they are nursing, so many of these young animals are left starving on the islands for days at a time.
While the experts don't yet know for sure why these animals are starving, they believe the mother sea lions may be having trouble finding enough food to support their nursing pups.
These pups are survivors of California's current unusual mortality event (UME), which has left more than 3,000 starving sea lions along California's beaches this year alone.