Irving the Sea Lion's Journey: From Outer Sunset to Sausalito

0:00It's April 18th. This is California News Today, AI-powered stories from your city. Early Thursday morning, park rangers in San Francisco's outer sunset spotted a 10-month old California sea line pup wandering the corner of, 48 Avenue and Irving Street. This little guy had somehow ended up blocks from the beach, so they teamed up with police and a Marine Mammal Center volunteer to safely crate him and Russian for medical checks. His figure the pup washed ashore at Ocean Beach, then climbed a stairwell and crossed the great highway to reach the neighborhood. They held him overnight at a ranger station before driving to the center's hospital in Sassalito for a full exam. Young sea lions like this one usually stick with mom for the first six to nine months, then strike out solo to hunt. That's when things get rough, many struggle to find food and show up malnourished, far from the water. The good news is, Irving, as they've named him, came off strong during his first looks. He was super active and feisty, solid signs he's got to fight in him.

1:02Right now, he's on tube feeding to build strength in early rehab, with most pups like him needing six to ten weeks before heading back to the ocean.