San Francisco's smelly sea lions end their 20-year stay
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Marine experts suspect that the animals originally came to Fisherman's Wharf chasing their favourite food - sardines and anchovies.
And they suspect that is why they have gone.
"Most likely, they left chasing a food source," said Jeff Boehm, the executive director of the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito.
Pier 39 just a year ago when the sea lions congregated in large numbers
"It's probably what kept them here in the first place," he added.
Pier 39 also provided a friendly home because it is out of the reach of their natural predators - great white sharks and orcas.
Although the hunt for food seems the likeliest reason for their disappearance, experts admit it is a mystery.
And they suspect that is why they have gone.
"Most likely, they left chasing a food source," said Jeff Boehm, the executive director of the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito.
Pier 39 just a year ago when the sea lions congregated in large numbers
"It's probably what kept them here in the first place," he added.
Pier 39 also provided a friendly home because it is out of the reach of their natural predators - great white sharks and orcas.
Although the hunt for food seems the likeliest reason for their disappearance, experts admit it is a mystery.
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grassroutes
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according to a friend of mine that spoke with the harbor master of San Francisco bay the last time all the sea lions left was during the 1989 World Series
And we all know what happened then.
Brace yourselves.. - 2 years ago
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grassroutes
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Wetdog
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LMAO----if sea lions are smelly, it is because of all the crap humans are putting into their bath water.(figuratively AND literally)
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Wetdog
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EthicalVegan
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With all the crap humans put into their bodies, imagine how smelly WE all are to these poor sea lions!
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EthicalVegan
