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haele

(12,654 posts)
Wed May 18, 2022, 10:14 AM May 2022

A Sea Lion wanders into a Barrio...

No one knows why he does this, it's the fourth time he's been found wandering significantly inland. There's no weird parasites or obvious trauma or diseases they have found that might have affected his directional sense.

However, I will note (as I live in the area) some of the best, fresh fish tacos, Tostada Lokas (9 types of fish and local shellfish with an aguachili base, cabbage, and avocados), and Caldo de 7 Mares are found in the location he has been most recently found wandering in.

BTW, he's currently the size of a Gold Wing motorcycle. Definitely a freeway hazard.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2022-05-16/wayward-sea-lion-is-back-this-time-found-in-a-san-diego-storm-drain

Haele

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A Sea Lion wanders into a Barrio... (Original Post) haele May 2022 OP
Evolution at work? grumpyduck May 2022 #1
Scared of orcas? Nt XanaDUer2 May 2022 #2
No Orcas here. Great Whites, though. haele May 2022 #4
What did he order? LeftInTX May 2022 #3

haele

(12,654 posts)
4. No Orcas here. Great Whites, though.
Wed May 18, 2022, 12:25 PM
May 2022

He appears to be hanging out in the harbor, and uses these little creek run-off channels (Southern California loves their cement run-off channels) to make his way inland.
The ones he's been using lately are by the Shipyards and Naval Base, where a lot of Brim and little Mackerel fingerlings gather.

(Also, repositories of sandwiches, chips, cell phones and wallets dropped while sailors or workers lean over ship railings to make calls or take breaks.)

Haele

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