Starving Sea Lion Found in San Diego, California, Restaurant

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Starving Sea Lion Found in San Diego, California, Restaurant
An 8-month-old female sea lion pup is shown where it was found sleeping in a booth of the Marine Room, an upscale restaurant in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego on Feb. 4. (Mike Aguilera/SeaWorld via AP)
The Associated Press
2/4/2016
Updated:
2/4/2016

SAN DIEGO—A starving sea lion has been rescued after finding its way into the booth of a fancy San Diego restaurant.

Experts at SeaWorld were called Thursday morning to The Marine Room, an oceanfront restaurant in La Jolla.

Rescuers found an 8-month-old female pup asleep in a dining booth. The pup was severely underweight and dehydrated.

The pup was taken to SeaWorld’s Animal Rescue Center, and experts are cautiously optimistic about her recovery.

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