It’s a sunny day on California’s iconic coastline. Suddenly, a normally playful sea lion lunges aggressively at a surfer, ...

California, by a "demonic" sea lion that bit him and dragged him off his board, he wrote on Facebook on Friday. MORE: Sea lion escapes from Central Park Zoo pool amid severe New York City flooding ...

A wave of sea lions off the coast of Southern California have been sickened by an algae-produced toxin that makes them aggressive.

(KGTV) — Handfuls of California sea lions ... so not their normal habitat," said Smith. Year-to-date, Smith's team has rescued 15 sea lions. Rescue call numbers have hovered around 100 calls ...

The cause is less demonic and more likely domoic acid toxicosis caused by toxic algal bloom, often referred to as red tide, ...

The horde of “demonic” sea lions that attacked people off the California coast in recent weeks lashed out because they were sickened by mind-warping toxic algae, scientists have discovered.

Handfuls of sea lions in Southern California are getting sick from domoic ... They may be in areas they should not be in, so not their normal habitat," said Smith. Year to date, Smith's team ...

A stranded sea lion suffering from suspected domoic acid ... on March 27, 2025 in Oxnard, California ...