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15-year-old girl attacked by sea lion in Southern California

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The Mercury News |
“It bit me two or three more times, making its way down my arm,” she said. “It was painful, it was a hard 10.”
NBC News |
A sea lion in Southern California attacked a teenager while she was trying out to become a junior lifeguard cadet.
Los Angeles Daily News |
“A sea lion isn’t naturally aggressive,” said marine biologist Dave Baver, from the Marine Mammal Care Center. “They’re not in their right minds. It’s 100% caused by the domoic acid toxicosis that it...

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