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In this handout image provided by SeaWorld San Diego, California sea lion pups recover at SeaWorld San Diego's Animal Rescue Center January 27, 2015 in San Diego, California. The marine park, along with other rehabilitation facilities along the California coastline, is seeing a dramatic increase in the number of ailing sea lions stranded on beaches this year. The young animals, six to eight months old, are found extremely lethargic, malnourished and dehydrated. It's not known with certainty why the region is seeing a larger number of strandings this early in 2015, however, there could be insufficient food sources for the sea lions. SeaWorld San Diego has rescued 62 marine mammals since Jan. 1, and 60 of those are California sea lions. (Photo by Mike Aguilera/SeaWorld San Diego via Getty Images)
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