Twenty-two sea lions have been found dead on beaches in California, with many more found sick.
The sea lions vary in decomposition. Several had their bones exposed Monday afternoon.
A rescue center says California sea lions are coming down with a potentially fatal bacterial infection in near-record numbers.The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito says more than 220 sea lions rescued this year have been diagnosed with leptospirosis.
Marine researchers have found more than 100 dead sea lions -- most of them newborns -- washed ashore along a relatively small peninsula in northern Chile over the past three months.
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