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Drivers in California were recently greeted with a strange sight after they spotted a sea lion in the middle of a busy intersection.
In a video being shared online, two persons are seen controlling the traffic around the sea lion so that it is not injured by the fast-paced traffic.
An onlooker, who was driving on the route, told the media, “I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. It was the craziest thing I’ve ever seen.”
Soon, the first responders reached the intersection and sought help from Sea World that rescued the stranded sea lion. Jim Bettencourt, a CHP Media Information Officer, shared a tweet with a picture of the lost animal.
The sea lion was directed off the road and then captured safely. As of now, the animal is being assessed before eventually being returned to the ocean. Experts are still wondering how the marine animal was found so far away from the ocean on the freeway.
Despite their cute looks, sea lions can be dangerous. Their bite can cause significant injury, therefore, a sea lion’s presence near human settlements can put both the animal and humans at risk.
In December last year, a male Bison, weighing around 900 kilogram, had strayed into the market in Sangli, Maharashtra before it was rescued by a joint team of members of the civil society, forest officials, and the local administration.
With boundaries between natural and urban areas getting blurred, more and more wild animals are being spotted near human settlements.
